Egypt adheres to the need to reach a binding legal agreement on the Renaissance Dam

Shoukry speaks during the preparatory ministerial meeting for the climate conference held in Kinshasa.

Reuters

Yesterday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed the constants of the Egyptian position on the necessity of reaching a binding legal agreement, based on the well-established rules of international law, regarding the negotiations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

This came during Shoukry's meeting yesterday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Christophe Lutendola, on the sidelines of the ministerial preparatory meeting for the climate conference held in the capital, Kinshasa, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid.

The spokesman said, in a press statement, that "the two ministers stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations at various levels, and the desire to advance them to broader horizons in order to achieve the interests of the two brotherly peoples."

He pointed out that in this context, they discussed the opening of the first direct flight between Cairo and Kinshasa, starting last March, to enhance commercial communication and attract investments between the two countries.

The spokesman added that Shoukry affirmed Egypt's keenness to enhance security and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, pointing to Egypt's contribution to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Congo (MONUSCO), since the mission's mission began more than 20 years ago, stressing that Egypt will spare no effort in providing Every possible support in order to bring stability to the various parts of the Congo.

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