Shoukry to head for Addis Ababa

CAIRO - 13 November 2018: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will leave here later on Tuesday for Addis Ababa to attend the 20th extraordinary session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council.

While in Addis Ababa, Shoukry will also attend the 11th extraordinary session of the AU heads of state and government conference, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez.

The meetings will take up the current situation of the process of institutional and financial reforms of the AU, added the spokesman.

The participants will review reports on the amendment of the AU Commission and other AU bodies, said the spokesman.

Shoukry will hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the AU meetings on bilateral relations and regional issues of common concern, added the spokesman.