CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty held a phone call Monday with Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Oryem Okello to discuss how to further strengthen Egyptian-Ugandan relations and promote coordination and consultation on issues of mutual interest.

The two sides exchanged views on ways to advance relations between both nations in various fields, especially as regards economic and investment cooperation, in addition to technical and developmental areas, including infrastructure and energy projects.

The call also addressed the importance of activating existing cooperation mechanisms to contribute to advancing relations to broader horizons.

Abdelatty stressed the importance of preparing for the second round of joint political and technical consultations, with the participation of the foreign and irrigation ministers of the two countries, at the nearest possible time so as to contribute to shoring up cooperation and achieving mutual interests in a sustainable manner.

He highlighted the importance of building on the fruitful cooperation achieved over the past years and exploring new opportunities to expand areas of partnership, to serve the benefit of the peoples of both sisterly countries.

The two ministers concluded their conversation by affirming joint commitment to continued consultation and coordination over the coming period and to working on arranging high-level reciprocal visits that would contribute to advancing relations and reflect the depth of the historical and fraternal bonds that unite the two countries. (MENA)

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