Egypt, Rwanda discuss restructuring AU

CAIRO - 15 November 2018: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed in Addis Ababa with his Rwandan counterpart Richard Sezibera on Wednesday files related to the institutional reform of the African Union.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the preparatory meetings for the extraordinary AU summit, held on November 14-18, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Ahmed Hafez said.

Shoukry congratulated Sezibera on his post, expressing desire to boost coordination between the two countries, especially as Egypt will assume the AU rotating presidency in 2019, succeeding Rwanda.

They probed boosting the bilateral ties and the African issues of common interest.

شكري يؤكد لنظيره الرواندي على تقدير مصر للجهود الذي يبذلها الرئيس الرواندي في ملف إصلاح الاتحاد الأفريقي pic.twitter.com/ZHTWDcOAG6

— Egypt MFA Spokesperson (@MfaEgypt) ١٤ نوفمبر ٢٠١٨