The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs, Dr. Badr Abdel Aty, at the beginning of his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, chaired a round of political consultations with “Therese Wagner” The Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophone Affairs.
The consultations dealt with ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields, including trade and investment, in addition to regional and international issues of common interest.
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Ambassador Tamim Khallaf, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that Minister Abdel Ati stressed that his visit to the Congo reflects the commitment to strengthening the historical bilateral relations between Egypt and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based on mutual respect and the spirit of brotherhood, and working to develop a strategic partnership. The interests of both countries are achieved, referring to the call that brought together the President of the Republic with Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi. On November 12, which reflected the common aspiration to develop relations in various fields.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration explained that the Democratic Republic of the Congo occupies the forefront of African countries benefiting from aid, technical cooperation programs, and capacity building. Provided by the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development and the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, expressing Egypt’s keenness to diversify the areas of training courses offered to the Congolese brothers with the aim of maximizing the benefit from Accumulated Egyptian expertise in various fields, as well as scholarships provided for study in a number of Egyptian universities and institutes.
The two ministers also discussed enhancing economic and investment cooperation and increasing cooperation between investors from the two countries. As well as launching an Egyptian-Congolese business forum to enhance trade and investment cooperation.
On the issue of Nile water, the two ministers agreed to apply the relevant principles of international law, Especially the principles of prior notification and not causing harm, and the necessity of adhering to those principles in any deliberations regarding the waters of the Nile and other transboundary rivers, as well as the principles of consensus, cooperation, consultation, and exchange of data and information.
He expressed The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration expressed Egypt’s keenness to contribute to the implementation of development projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially in the fields of energy and infrastructure. He announced Egypt’s contribution to financing the MBANKANA 1 dam, which is located on one of the tributaries of the River Congo, within the framework of Egypt’s commitment to supporting the development needs of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In this context, he noted Egypt’s launch of a mechanism to finance development projects in the southern Nile Basin countries, as well as the establishment of a specialized wing. In cardiac surgery at Kinshasa General Hospital, which will be equipped by the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development with medical equipment and operating rooms to perform catheterization and open-heart surgeries, as well as supporting it with Egyptian doctors to transfer expertise and qualify Congolese cadres.
The two ministers also addressed in the consultations regional issues of common interest, including the situation in eastern Congo, the Nile Basin, Sudan and Somalia, and tensions in the Middle East.< /p>
After the consultations, the two ministers signed a joint statement issued by the two sides, in addition to signing an agreement for mutual exemption from entry visas for holders of official passports, With the aim of facilitating visits by high-level officials to strengthen relations between the two sides.
