Ethiopian PM arrives in Khartoum for visit
Xinhua,May 02, 2018 Adjust font size:
KHARTOUM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Wednesday arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum for a two-day official visit to discuss bilateral cooperation and mutual concern.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and senior government officials received the Ethiopian prime minister at the Khartoum airport.
Al-Bashir and the Ethiopian leader will discuss bilateral cooperation in trade and economic exchange, border security and regional and international issues of mutual concern, said Sudan's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abdalla Idris quoted by official SUNA news agency.
He said the talks come in continuation of the recent talks held by the two leaders in Ethiopia's Bahir Dar, and as a culmination of exchanged ministerial visits by the two sides.
The Ethiopian prime minister is scheduled to visit institutions and development projects, namely the agricultural ones, he said.
Meetings of the Sudanese-Ethiopian Business Council will also be held during the visit to discuss trade issues and role of the private sector. Enditem