Ethiopia, South Sudan Pledge to Scale up Relationship: Deputy Premier

Addis Ababa March 9/2021 (ENA) Ethiopia and South Sudan have agreed to scale up bilateral and regional cooperation by expanding vital engagements.

Following his meeting with President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan today, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonen wrote on his Facebook: “We pledged to scale up relationships between Ethiopia and South Sudan by expanding vital engagements.”

He added, “We also noted the importance of scaling up cooperations on regional stability and capacity building schemes.”

According to Demeke, the two sides further  noted that the role of the successful completion of the law enforcement operation in Tigray region to regional peace and underscored the only viable way to solve the Ethiopia-Sudan border issue is dialogue.