{"id":2543,"date":"2021-10-11T14:26:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T14:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-calls-egypt-special-ally-as-kiir-discusses-cooperation-with-al-sisi"},"modified":"2021-10-11T14:42:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T14:42:37","slug":"south-sudan-calls-egypt-special-ally-as-kiir-discusses-cooperation-with-al-sisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-calls-egypt-special-ally-as-kiir-discusses-cooperation-with-al-sisi","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan calls Egypt \u2018special ally\u2019 as Kiir discusses cooperation with Al-Sisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan government has hailed relations between Juba and Cairo saying Egypt is one of the special allies in the region. This comes after President Salva Kiir Mayardit arrived in Cairo on Sunday for a two-day state visit in which he met President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi and discussed bilateral relations and regional issues.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement following the meeting between President Salva Kiir and President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi, South Sudan\u2019s ministry of foreign affairs hailed relations between Juba and Cairo and stressed the need to advance the relations it said begun immediately following the independence of Sudan in 1956.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe People of South Sudan and Egypt enjoy a longstanding history of friendship. Egypt is the first country in Africa and indeed the world to provide large numbers of scholarships to Southern Sudanese students soon after Sudan\u2019s independence in 1956. As they studied in Egyptian Universities, they discovered the marginalization they were subjected to under the Sudan at that time,\u201d the ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement seen by Sudans Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of them went on to serve as part of the revolutionary forces at the forefront of the war of liberation. In fighting against their marginalization in the Sudan, they laid the early foundations for an independent South Sudan. Today, Egyptian-trained lawyers, doctors and engineers constitute the backbone of South Sudan\u2019s civil service,\u201d it added. It then said that the \u201chistorical relations are the context in which we South Sudanese consider Egypt as a special ally in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Kiir\u2019s visit is both symbolic and at the same time presents an opportunity for the two countries to explore new areas of cooperation. The delegation reinvigorated the status of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUS) signed between the Republic of South Sudan and the Arab Republic of Egypt that includes; the training of South Sudanese diplomats, provision of agricultural land for Egyptian investors, and establishment of educational training centers in South Sudan among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Kiir also shared concerns over developing regional issues. He recognized Egypt as a powerful state and encouraged President Al Sisi to further support efforts towards lasting peace in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs &amp; International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan appreciates the warm reception accorded to the South Sudanese delegation and looks forward to deepening relations between Juba and Cairo for the benefit of our two nations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. South Sudan government has hailed relations between Juba and Cairo saying Egypt is one of the special allies in the region. This comes after President Salva Kiir Mayardit arrived in Cairo on Sunday for a two-day state visit in which he met President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi and discussed bilateral relations and regional issues. 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