Cairo will host political consultations between Egypt and Sudan headed by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim Ghandour on Saturday June 3, Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, told Al-Masry Al-Youm. Informed sources said the meeting would be important and would resolve the thorny issues between Cairo and Khartoum. Informed diplomatic sources said the Egyptian-Sudanese political consultations will focus on bilateral relations between the two countries and the means of ending some economic problems, in addition to regional and international situations of common concern. The political consultations will also discuss the implementation of the agreements and memoranda of understanding signed by the two sides during the meetings of the Egyptian-Sudanese High Joint Committee held in October 2016 under the chairmanship of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and President Omar al-Bashir. The sources pointed out that the officials will focus on regional issues, especially the situations in Libya and Yemen in addition to the situation in Africa in general.

Source: Egypt Independent June 01, 2017 09:22 UTC