Leaders of Egypt, Sudan to meet in Cairo

Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir welcomes Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Khartoum. (REUTERS)

CAIRO: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir will meet his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi during a visit to Cairo on Monday.
The meeting is part of 鈥渃ontinued consultations between the two presidents,鈥� Egyptian presidency spokesman Bassam Rady said in the statement.
The two leaders will discuss 鈥渂olstering brotherly ties between the two countries in all areas in a manner that contributes to serving the interests of the Egyptian and Sudanese peoples.鈥�
The leaders last met in January on the sidelines of the African Union Summit in Ethiopia.
They both agreed at the time to form a quadrilateral committee comprising the foreign ministers and intelligence heads of both nations.