{"id":41422,"date":"2023-08-07T14:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kiir-travels-to-ethiopia-for-talks-with-abiy-ahmed"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:07:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:07:48","slug":"kiir-travels-to-ethiopia-for-talks-with-abiy-ahmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kiir-travels-to-ethiopia-for-talks-with-abiy-ahmed","title":{"rendered":"Kiir travels to Ethiopia for talks with Abiy Ahmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span> <\/b>President Salva Kiir Mayardit has left this morning to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa where he will be meeting on bilateral relations with the Ethiopian Prime Minster Dr. Abiy Ahmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Kiir left Juba this morning for Addis Ababa, on a one day working visit to Ethiopia for bilateral talks with his Ethiopian counterpart Dr. Abiy Ahmed,\u201d Kiir\u2019s office said in a statement seen by Sudans Post following the president\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n

The statement said meeting between the two leaders \u201caims at strengthening the long-standing relations between the two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

South Sudan presidential affairs minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said, \u201cthe two leaders will discuss diplomatic relations, economic cooperation and infrastructure development among others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kiir was seen off at Juba International Airport by First Vice President Riek Machar and was accompanied by senior government officials.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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