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Will reviving old parliament bring Egypt-Sudan relations back to life?

Egyptian and Sudanese leaders could find solutions to their disputes by reinstating a formerly abandoned, shared parliamentary body.
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CAIRO — The Egyptian Foreign Ministry recently accused the media of exaggerating the dispute between Egypt and Sudan over the Halayeb and Shalateen triangle, arguing that the issue does not represent a crisis between the two countries, which share good relations.

However, the ongoing debate in Egyptian political circles about the possibility of reinstating the Nile Valley Parliament, a body comprising parliamentarians from both countries, reveals deep political tension between the two.

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