The crown prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed met with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on
Wednesday to discuss relations between the two countries and ways to develop
cooperation.
Sheikh Zayed, who is also the deputy
supreme commander of the UAE armed forces, met El Sisi in the Egyptian capital,
Cairo. They discussed ways to further enhance the ways to serve the interests
of each other.
The crown prince tweeted about the
meeting saying that it was a pleasure meeting the Egyptian president. He added,
“We discussed ways to strengthen our bilateral ties and develop areas of
co-operation. We also considered issues of peace and stability in the
region."
The Egyptian leader expressed his
satisfaction for the United Arab Emirates for getting admission to the EastMed
Gas forum as an observer saying that with the move, there will be an added
value to the organisation and will also serve the interest of its members.
The International organisation is
based out of Cairo and includes countries like Greece, Cyprus, Jordan, Italy, Israel and Palestine. The
aim behind forming this organization is to develop the Eastern Mediterranean
into a global energy centre with the coordination from all the other countries.
This decision is taken after large amounts of natural gas was recently
discovered in the region.
The
spokesperson of Egypt, Bassam Al Rady said that two leaders also developed in
Libya, Syria, Yemen and Palestine and the disputed Nile dam, which is being
constructed by Ethiopia.
Ethiopia
is constructing the largest dam in the region despite protest and anger of
Egyptians and Sudanese who feel that the dam construction would make it
difficult for their population to survive as it will disrupt the flow. Because
of this very reason, the issue has come to global view and is often being
discussed in International forums.
The
two involved nations have been trying to come in terms with Ethiopia and
formally sign an agreement that states the usage and restrictions for the dam.
The spokesperson said, “The discussion between the two leaders reflected their
resolve to continue to work together in the face of threats that pose a danger
to the security and stability of the region.”
The UAE and Egypt have
shared a cordial relation over the years. Even for the investments, UAE ranked
number one globally for investments in Egypt which recently reached Dh 24.3bn
from 990 Emirati companies who have invested in Egypt since 2018.
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