Amid escalating tensions with Ethiopia ... Conclusion of the Nile Eagles 2 maneuvers between Egypt and Sudan, and confirmation of joint action against any threats.

Today, military exercises called "Nile Eagles-2" between the Sudanese and Egyptian air forces were concluded in the city of Meroe, northern Sudan.

The conclusion of the exercises was witnessed by the Sudanese Chief of Staff, the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Army, and commanders of the two countries' armies.

The Commander of the Sudanese Air Force, Issam Koko, confirmed that these joint exercises of the Sudanese and Egyptian air forces come with the participation of ground forces and special forces from the two countries, according to agreements between the two countries to establish them every year.

Coco explained that the exercises aim to exchange experiences, enhance training in the areas of planning and implementation, and that they do not target a specific country.

He stressed the importance of organizing similar sessions to implement exercises on the ground to protect the two countries.

Joint cooperation to face challenges

For his part, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Mohamed Farid Hegazy, affirmed that the Egyptian army is standing by the Sudanese army in one trench, looking forward to a safe and promising future.

During his speech at the conclusion of the joint training Nile Eagles 2 in the city of Meroe, in northern Sudan, Hegazy stressed the importance of joint action to address common challenges to border security and safety and the protection of capabilities.

He said that this training comes within the framework of a joint strategic cooperation between the Egyptian and Sudanese forces to contribute to enhancing the security of the two countries.

Last Wednesday, the Egyptian army spokesman, Colonel Tamer Al-Rifai, announced intense air training between his country and Sudan, including attacking enemy targets.

The second training took place a few months after the launch of its first edition last November, amid continuing Egyptian and Sudanese concerns about the negative effects of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the two countries' share of the Nile water.

In parallel, a new round of negotiations began between Cairo, Khartoum and Addis Ababa in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday, after months of stumbling.

Addis Ababa insists on the second filling of the dam next July, even if no agreement is reached on it, while Cairo and Khartoum insist on concluding an agreement that guarantees their annual share of the Nile River water amounting to 55.5 billion cubic meters and 18.5 billion cubic meters, respectively. .