Saturday, April 23, 2011

Egypt ready to team up with Nile riparian countries: Ambassador

(April 22, 2011, Addis Ababa, ENA)--Egyptian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Tariq Gahanom said the new Egyptian administration is ready to work closely with Ethiopia and other Nile riparian countries on the issue of Nile River.

He said the new administration is desirous of working in collaboration with the other Nile riparian countries including Ethiopia towards equal benefit. According to the Ambassador, after Hosni Mubarak left the presidency, Egypt has set a new foreign policy of cooperation.

The new policy will assist Egypt to create good friendship with Ethiopia and the other Nile riparian countries, he noted. The Ambassador expressed his belief that the high level meeting between the two countries due to be held soon will come up with symbiotic results.

He said the bilateral relations of the two countries especially in the political, economic and social sectors is getting better, according to the report filed by Fana Broadcasting Agency.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency

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