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A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Mar 31, 2021

Evariste Ndayishimiye, Sisi — President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi (L) met March 24 with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) in Cairo. Here, Ndayishimiye delivers a speech during the funeral of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died at the age of 55, at the Ingoma stadium in Gitega, Burundi, on June 26, 2020, while Sisi speaks during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee presidential palace on Dec. 7, 2020, in Paris. — TCHANDROU NITANGA/AFP via Getty Images (L) / MICHEL EULER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (R)

CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently welcomed Burundi's president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis, among several issues. It was yet one more move Egypt has been making lately to gain support for its position regarding the dam.

Sisi spokesman Bassam Radi said in a press statement that Egypt seeks to strengthen relations with Burundi, especially at the economic, commercial, security and military levels.

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