CAIRO – 4 January 2021: Egypt’s Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel visited Khartoum Monday where he discussed GERD, wide-scale cooperation and regional developments with top Sudanese officials. He conveyed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s greetings to the Sudanese people on their Independence Day on Jan. 1, stressing Egypt’s determination to support Sudan in all fields. Sudan News Agency (SUNA) had reported that Sudanese Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas and Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Omar Qamar al-Din took part in the ministerial meeting held January 3. The meeting was chaired by South African Minister of International Cooperation given that South Africa is currently the chair of the African Union (AU) mediating the negotiations. It is noted that the AU experts have already drafted one that should be satisfactory to the three states.

Source: Egypt Today January 04, 2021 19:52 UTC