El Sisi talks cooperation with his Somali, Eritrean counterparts

Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia discuss regional issues: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met his Somali and Eritrean counterparts on Thursday during his visit to Eritrea — the three sides discussed the need to strengthen cooperation amid regional challenges, according to an Ittihadeya statement. The talks focused on peace in Somalia and ending the civil war in Sudan, alongside increasing cooperation on countering threats to navigation in the Red Sea.

And more trade between all three: “We were in agreement on the need to strengthen and expand trade and investment ties among our three countries, and to work closely together on capacity building and knowledge transfer,” El Sisi said during the joint presser.