Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sewilam affirmed Tuesday the depth of strategic relatiins binding Egypt and Kenya in various fields, along with Egypt’s continued keenness on boosting bilateral cooperation within the framework of promoting ties with Nile Basin countries to realize common interests for the benefit of all sides.

The minister had a meeting with Kenyan Minister of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Alice Muthoni Wahome as Egypt’s ambassador to Kenya Wael Attia, a number of representatives of the Egyptian embassy in Nairobi and Nairobian higherups took part in it to tackle cooperation aspects covering all water-related domains.

The two sides discussed boosting bilateral cooperation in the water and irrigation spheres.

The Egyptian minister of water resources said he is looking forward to boosting cooperation with the Kenyan side in areas pertaining to realizing sustainable development and water resources management.

He spotlighted the fruitful historical cooperation between the two countries that has set an exemplary model.

Meantime, the minster highlighted a number of memorandums of understanding signed between the two countries in the water resources development spheres, underlining keenness on activating cooperation in climate adaptation fields, together with carrying out a number of water-related ventures, as part of projects proposed by the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC) COP27, held in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in November 2022.

The minister said Egypt will work, in its capacity as the upcoming chairman of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) 2023-2024 session, to foster cooperation among African countries to face up to all water challenges.

Source: State Information Service Egypt