OPEN// PM directs officials to intensify efforts to implement signed agreements between Egypt, Jordan

Middle East

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CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli instructed ministers concerned with joint cooperation files with the Jordanian side to intensify efforts to implement signed documents and turn them into concrete plans and programs in order to strengthen cooperation framework between Egypt and Jordan in a way that would serve the interests of the two countries' peoples.
During the Cabinet meeting Wednesday, at its headquarters in the New Administrative Capital (NAC), the prime minister reviewed positive outcomes of meetings held in his visit to Jordan to head Egypt's delegation to the 33rd session of Egyptian-Jordanian Joint Higher Committee in Amman.
Madbouli pointed out that the meetings witnessed highly fruitful discussions with Jordanian Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan and ministers from both sides on possible opportunities to advance bilateral cooperation, reflecting consensus between Egypt and Jordan on making optimal use of all opportunities.
At the onset of the meeting, the primer took up the most prominent presidential activities, referring to the meeting held Tuesday between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at Al-Ittihadiya Palace to discuss ways to advance and strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and exchange views on a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Madbouli praised highly important messages in President Sisi's speech during the press conference following the talks between the Egyptian and Ugandan sides, as President Sisi highlighted the two countries' agreement that optimal interaction among Nile Basin countries must be based on the need to enhance efforts for mutual benefit and joint action, with a view to preserving and developing this vital resource.
He also stressed Egypt's total rejection of unilateral measures in the Eastern Nile Basin.
Egypt will not turn a blind eye to any existential threat to its water security, said the premier, highlighting Egypt's full support for development efforts in Uganda and the rest of the southern Nile Basin countries. (MENA)
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