Kuwait city: Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty on Friday emphasized the importance of cooperation and integration among Nile Basin countries to achieve mutual benefits and shared interests for all parties involved.
According to Kuwait News Agency, this was highlighted during a meeting between Abdelatty and Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mahmoud Kombo. Abdelatty underscored the necessity of upholding the spirit of consensus and fraternity in the southern Nile Basin to restore inclusivity to the Nile Basin Initiative.
He welcomed the steps taken under the Initiative's consultative process to strengthen consensus and implement development projects that serve common interests. On bilateral relations with Tanzania, Abdelatty pointed to the Julius Nyerere Dam in Tanzania, constructed by Egyptian companies to help meet the country's electricity needs under presidential directives.
The Egyptian Foreign Minister reaffirmed Cairo's readiness to offer further technical support and capacity building to Tanzania through training programs in priority sectors. Both sides stressed the need for continued coordination on African issues, especially African Union institutional reform, underscoring that the process should be systematic, gradual, inclusive, and involve all member states.
Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Kombo praised Egypt's efforts in implementing the Julius Nyerere Dam project, highlighting it as a milestone in Tanzania's development and a testament to the strong partnership between the two countries. Kombo also expressed hope that the Egyptian president would visit Tanzania for the dam's inauguration.