Qandil highlights Egypt’s keenness on developing African relations

Egyptian Prime Minister DR.Hesham Qandil has underlined his country’s interest in developing relations with African nations and its keenness on effective participation in the events of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), whose extraordinary summit kicks off here late on Saturday. He made the remarks as he arrived in the Chadian capital of N’Djamena to chair the Egyptian delegation to the conference of CEN-SAD, which comprises of 28 countries. Upon his arrival, Qandil met with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, with the duo agreeing to hold a meeting for the supreme joint committee in April under their co-chairmanship, Egypt’s cabinet spokesperson said. The meeting also saw them continue talks they started on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held late in Davos, where they discussed the conditions of Egyptian labour in Libya and opening the way for Egyptian companies to participate in the reconstruction process of Libya.