CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday discussed with visiting Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Abdel Fattah al-Burhan the latest developments in Sudan.

They also reviewed progress made by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in regaining full control of the capital, Khartoum, stressing the need to step up efforts to provide the necessary support and assistance to Sudanese people living in war zones.

President Sisi received the Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council at Cairo International Airport. They then headed to El-Ittihadiya Palace, where an official reception was held for Burhan and the national anthems of the two countries were played.

In statements, Presidential Spokesman Mohamed El Shennawy said that the two sides held a closed-door meeting, followed by a plenary session of talks, with delegations from both countries participating.

They discussed boosting bilateral cooperation, as well as Egypt's substantial contribution to efforts to rebuild and rehabilitate what has been destroyed by the war in Sudan, said the spokesman.

They agreed on continuing joint projects in a number of vital areas, including electrical interconnection, railway, trade and cultural and scientific exchange.

They also stressed the importance of continuing cooperation in the health, agriculture, industry, mining, and other areas, with the view to attaining the desired goal of integration between the two countries and optimally exploiting the enormous and untapped potentials of the both nations and their peoples.

They exchanged views on the current regional situation, particularly in the Nile Basin and the Horn of Africa.

They shared identical views in this regard, taking into account the national security of both Egypt and Sudan.

They agreed on continuing joint coordination and action to preserve the two countries' water security, rejecting unilateral measures in the Blue Nile Basin, and calling for enforcing international law to achieve the benefit of all Nile Basin countries. (MENA)
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