Ethiopian FM meets with South Sudanese delegation (MFAE)borkenaAugust 31, 2020Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew met with South-Sudanese delegation in his office in the capital Addis Ababa. South Sudanese Presidential Affairs Minister,Mayiik Ayii Deng, led the delegation. According to Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), the ministers from the two countries discussed bilateral issues including infrastructure development and enhanced cooperation between the two countries. The Electric Power transmission line from Ethiopia to Sudan and the Gambella-Akobo-Bor Board Project were among key infrastructure agenda items during the discussion between the two countries. Following a rumor about the Egyptian diplomatic approach to secure a military-base against the Ethiopian dam in June 2020, South Sudan dismissed the story as “baseless.”Join the conversation.

Source: Ethiopian News August 31, 2020 23:37 UTC