President in Sudan

Eritrean Ministry of Information site Shabait reports that President Isaias Afwerki is currently conducting a working visit in the Sudanese Red Sea Zone and was today accorded warm welcome by the inhabitants of the Zone.

Speaking at celebrations held in the port city of Port Sudan in which Sudanese President Omar Hassen Al-Beshir and various other officials took part, President Isaias recalled that the Sudanese Red Sea Zone used to sever as a strategic safe haven of the Eritrean people’s struggle for liberation. He further expressed appreciation on his own behalf and that of the people and Government of Eritrea to the Sudanese people in general and the East Sudan region in particular.

Indicating that the current visit is a continuation of the historical and strategic relations and cooperation between the two peoples, the President asserted the readiness of both sides to enhance bilateral cooperation through implementing common projects in the domains of trade, investment, transport and others.

Likewise, President Omar Hassen Al-Beshir said that the Eritrean-Sudanese relations is deep, as well as people-based and historical, and the fact that the Sudanese people stood alongside the Eritrean people emanated from this principled conviction.

Recalling the endeavors made through Eritrea’s mediation and the personal initiative of President Isaias to achieve a peaceful solution to the East Sudan region’s issue,   President Al-Beshir explained that not only peace and security prevails in the East Sudan borders at present but the region is also marching towards development thanks to such dedicated endeavors.

President Isaias left for Sudan in the morning hours today at the invitation of President Omar Hassen Al-Beshir. During his stay in Sudan, the President would hold talks with his Sudanese counterpart on bilateral relations, besides observing the implementation of development programs in East Sudan.

Cairo, October 03 (QNA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit and Chief of the Intelligence Service Minister Omar Sulaiman left Cairo for Asmara for a visit to Eritrea.

The two ranking officials will convey a message from President Hosni Mubarak to the Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki on the latest developments in the horn of Africa.

Both Abul Gheit and Suleiman will also have talks with the Eritrean officials on attempts to solve the Somali crisis.

The security of the Red Sea and the River Nile waters in addition to means of bolstering bilateral relations will be also taken up by the two sides. The two Egyptian officials were supposed to commence their visit earlier Thursday but their plane malfunctioned and was forced to land at Luxor Airport and the trip was delayed for today. Source: (QNA)

Egyptian authorities have increased security levels ahead of this weeks Obama visit to Cairo. According to officials in the capital this have been the biggest security measures in Egypt for a long time. Muslims have been waiting long for the speech by Barack Obama, which will address the relations between the United States and the Islamic world . Read more: IOL.