Omar Al Bushra
21-May-09, 05:50
(ST)
Ethiopia and neighboring Sudan on Tuesday held their first meeting of a joint political committee in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
Both sides have signed an agreement on ways they together would further scale up their existing diplomatic ties at bilateral, regional and international level.
According to a joint communiqué issued yesterday, both countries have signed an agreement over a plan of action that would be implemented within the coming 3 years.
The agreements were signed between Ethiopia’s ministry of foreign affairs, Seyoum Mesfin and his Sudanese counterpart, Mohamed El-Samani El-Wasila.
Other agreements were also inked on best ways peoples of both countries would be benefited from the existing multilateral cooperation.
The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) not only is a double standard as clear as it is, but also against the interest of the people of Sudan, said the statement. Both countries reject the decision once again it further said. Adding, the ICC decision undermines the ongoing efforts to bring in Sudan in particular and peace destabilize regional stability.
The Sudanese foreign affairs state minister, El-Wasila, stressed that such strong cooperation between neighbor countries is crucial to confront regional and international concerns that could arise.
"The existing cooperation between Ethiopia and Sudan is exemplary to other countries of the region" El-Wasila told reports.
He added "African nation’s need such joint cooperation also to tackle other major threats like, the international financial crises and global warming."
Ethiopia and neighboring Sudan on Tuesday held their first meeting of a joint political committee in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
Both sides have signed an agreement on ways they together would further scale up their existing diplomatic ties at bilateral, regional and international level.
According to a joint communiqué issued yesterday, both countries have signed an agreement over a plan of action that would be implemented within the coming 3 years.
The agreements were signed between Ethiopia’s ministry of foreign affairs, Seyoum Mesfin and his Sudanese counterpart, Mohamed El-Samani El-Wasila.
Other agreements were also inked on best ways peoples of both countries would be benefited from the existing multilateral cooperation.
The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) not only is a double standard as clear as it is, but also against the interest of the people of Sudan, said the statement. Both countries reject the decision once again it further said. Adding, the ICC decision undermines the ongoing efforts to bring in Sudan in particular and peace destabilize regional stability.
The Sudanese foreign affairs state minister, El-Wasila, stressed that such strong cooperation between neighbor countries is crucial to confront regional and international concerns that could arise.
"The existing cooperation between Ethiopia and Sudan is exemplary to other countries of the region" El-Wasila told reports.
He added "African nation’s need such joint cooperation also to tackle other major threats like, the international financial crises and global warming."