{"id":219694,"date":"2018-05-03T04:17:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T08:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/?p=219694"},"modified":"2019-02-10T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T14:36:09","slug":"ethiopian-prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-ali-arrives-in-sudan-to-discuss-trade-issues-and-nile-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/219694","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali arrives in Sudan to discuss trade issues and Nile dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Xinhua) &#8211; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Wednesday arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum for a two-day official visit to discuss bilateral cooperation and mutual concern.<\/p>\n<p>Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and senior government officials received the Ethiopian prime minister at the Khartoum airport.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sudan-President-Omar-al-Bashir-meets-with-Ethiopian-PM-Abiy-Ahmed-Ali-in-Khartoum-2-May-2018.jpg?resize=780%2C516&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"516\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-219695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sudan-President-Omar-al-Bashir-meets-with-Ethiopian-PM-Abiy-Ahmed-Ali-in-Khartoum-2-May-2018.jpg?w=893&amp;ssl=1 893w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sudan-President-Omar-al-Bashir-meets-with-Ethiopian-PM-Abiy-Ahmed-Ali-in-Khartoum-2-May-2018.jpg?resize=800%2C529&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sudan-President-Omar-al-Bashir-meets-with-Ethiopian-PM-Abiy-Ahmed-Ali-in-Khartoum-2-May-2018.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Al-Bashir and the Ethiopian leader will discuss bilateral cooperation in trade and economic exchange, border security and regional and international issues of mutual concern, said Sudan&#8217;s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abdalla Idris quoted by official SUNA news agency.<\/p>\n<p>He said the talks come in continuation of the recent talks held by the two leaders in Ethiopia&#8217;s Bahir Dar, and as a culmination of exchanged ministerial visits by the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>The Ethiopian prime minister is scheduled to visit institutions and development projects, namely the agricultural ones, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meetings of the Sudanese-Ethiopian Business Council will also be held during the visit to discuss trade issues and role of the private sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Xinhua) &#8211; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Wednesday arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum for a two-day official visit to discuss bilateral cooperation and mutual concern. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and senior government officials received the Ethiopian prime minister at the Khartoum airport. 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