{"id":98100,"date":"2023-07-16T17:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T17:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/why-kenya-egypt-relations-are-vital-ruto"},"modified":"2023-07-16T18:13:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:13:05","slug":"why-kenya-egypt-relations-are-vital-ruto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/why-kenya-egypt-relations-are-vital-ruto","title":{"rendered":"Why Kenya-Egypt relations are vital- Ruto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>President William Ruto has said it is imperative that Kenya and Egypt have strong relations. Ruto on Sunday said strong Kenya-Egypt relations are beneficial for the pursuit of a more united and prosperous Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together with other countries, we will work to end conflict and suffering in the Sudan and across Africa,&#8221; Ruto said. He spoke after meeting the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.<\/p>\n<p>The two Heads of State met on the sidelines of the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities, the Regional Mechanisms and the African Union Member States at the United Nations Complex in Gigiri, Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto said the two countries will work together to promote trade and investment and advance climate action to create a better future for Africa&#8217;s people.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Ruto called for a ceasefire among the warring groups in Sudan. Ruto asked the parties pushing for stability in Sudan to work together for fruitful realisation of their plan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;IGAD and Jeddah Processes must consolidate their efforts to facilitate the realisation of a permanent ceasefire in the country,&#8221; the Head of State said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the union will skillfully push for access to humanitarian assistance, protection of refugees as well as the reactivation of the Political Process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will lay the foundation for lasting peace in Sudan,&#8221; the Head of State explained.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto was speaking on Saturday night after a telephone consultation with the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan<\/p>\n<p>In his capacity as the Chair of the IGAD Quartet of Heads of States on Sudan, Ruto also spoke with the President of Chad General Mahamet Idriss Deby Itno. 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