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Sisi Meets UN Secretary-General in Addis Ababa


Sun 09 Feb 2020 | 01:09 PM
Ahmad El-Assasy

Egypt`s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met today with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Addis Ababa at the sidelines of the African Union Summit, taking place in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

“The Secretary-General and President Sisi discussed regional developments, including the situation in Libya and the Middle East Peace Process,” UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.

The Secretary-General commended Egypt for its concluded chairmanship of the African Union.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Guterres described  the relationship between the AU and the UN as “one of the most important partnerships in the world – a partnership that is committed to responding to the anxieties and aspirations of the African people, and paving the way for a better future for us all.”

It is worth mentioning that Sisi arrived Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 33rd African Union Summit, dubbed as 33rd AU Summit, due to take place on Feb 9-10.

Sisi will hand over Egypt’s chairmanship of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government to South Africa.

“President Sisi will take part in the African Peace and Security Council Summit on Libya, in addition to Presidential Mechanism Meeting on the Western Sahara Issue and the African Peer Review Mechanisms (APRM)”.

Nawal Sayed contributed to this article