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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a letter on Saturday from Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, expressing his country’s support for Egypt on the issue of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The letter was delivered by the adviser to the Congolese president, Jean-Claude Kabongo, in the presence of the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and the Congolese ambassador in Cairo.
Egypt’s presidential spokesman Bassam Rady explained that the letter also expressed the Congo’s enthusiasm for further developing bilateral relations with Egypt and benefiting from its expertise in infrastructure and large development projects.
President Sisi thanked the Congo for Egypt’s support in relation to the Nile water problems and conveyed his greetings to the Congolese President.
He added that Egypt extends a hand of cooperation with the Congo and all African nations to use the enormous development potential that countries like the Congo have to benefit all generations of Africans.
Sisi also noted the pride that Egypt has in its relations with the Congo and expressed his enthusiasm for greater trade between the two nations.
Kabongo also conveyed the Congolese President’s praise for Egypt’s support for the Congo in international and regional forums and the assistance it has provided.
Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources announced in late August that negotiations on GERD have once again stalled due to continued disagreements between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on legal and technical points related to the proposal to be submitted to the African Union.
A meeting between the water ministers of the three countries on August 28 did not result in a unified draft proposal to be presented to the office of the African Union, led by South Africa.
The meeting was held under the auspices of the African Union and in the presence of observers from member states of the AU Office, the United States, the EU, and experts from the AU Commission.
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