Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu also met with Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi who stressed that Cairo does not interfere in other countries’ domestic affairs and does not conspire against them
CAIRO, Egypt (Ahram Online) |
Addis Ababa will never harm the Egyptian people and their interests, Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu said Wednesday during a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo.
Ahead of the press conference after his arrival in Egypt, Workneh Gebeyehu met with Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi who stressed that Egypt does not interfere in other countries’ domestic affairs and does not conspire against them.
At the press conference, Workneh Gebeyehu said he came to deliver a message to Egyptians that his country was not seeking to cause suffering to the Egyptian people, in reference to Ethiopia’s construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile river.
“We will not harm the Egyptian people, but they should also help us in making use of our natural resources,” he said.
Workneh Gebeyehu described both nations as connected “throughout history and the Nile River,” addressing Sameh Shoukry as his “brother.”
“I am here today to assure the Egyptian people that we must work together to accomplish our goals,” he said.
The Ethiopian minister said that he discussed bilateral relations with the Egyptian president and foreign minister “honestly.”
“We have to work very closely in the future with consultations on all issues,” he said, adding that Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi described the relationship as an important one that should be improved.
Sameh Shoukry said that the discussions were characterized by a “keenness [to boost] the relationship, with further dialogue on the necessity of maintaining it.”
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