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(MENAFN – Daily News Egypt) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met former Namibian President Sam Nujoma on Saturday in Cairo to discuss relations between the two countries.
Nujoma, who ruled Namibia from 1990 to 2005, was the country’s first president after its independence. He is currently a peace activist who was recently awarded the Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation Peace Prize for his efforts in conflict resolution in Africa.
The head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS), Abbas Kamel and the Namibian ambassador to Egypt also attended the meeting, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.
Both Al-Sisi and Nujoma exchanged views on various African issues, most notably the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Nujoma affirmed his country’s support for Egypt’s political efforts to solve this problem through negotiations so as to reach the interests of the three countries involved; Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.
President Al-Sisi affirmed the Egyptian position that seeks to reach a legally binding agreement on GERD, which would preserve Egypt’s water rights and meet the aspirations of other developing countries.
During the meeting, Nujoma praised Egypt’s support for peace and security in Africa and its role in the African Union (AU) campaign on “Silencing guns in Africa by 2020” which aims to achieve a Conflict-free Africa.
He also underlined the appreciation that Egypt enjoys in Namibia and the African continent for its historical support for the causes of independence over the past century.
Egypt is also valued in Africa for supporting various African issues on a bilateral and continental level. “It was clearly embodied recently during Egypt’s fruitful AU presidency in 2019.”
Also on Saturday, Zambian Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji delivered a letter from Zambian President Edgar Lungu to President Al-Sisi.
For his part, Al-Sisi stressed the importance of Egyptian-Zambian relations especially at a commercial and economic level and within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
“Egypt wishes to maximize coordination and consultation with the Zambian side, and personally with President Lungu, on ways to improve joint African mechanisms of action, in a way that would help achieve growth and stability in Africa.” , Al-Sisi told Malanji.
The Egyptian presidency stated that the meeting between Al-Sisi and Malanji also touched on various bilateral and continental issues, including cooperation on security matters and the fight against terrorism.
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