ADDIS ABABA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Sudan's Foreign Minister, El-Dardiri Mohamed Ahmed, reiterated on Friday his country's unreserved support to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in the acceleration of the South Sudan peace process.
El-Dardiri made the remarks during his meeting with the Chairperson of the IGAD Council of Ministers and Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Workneh Gebeyehu, on Friday in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, according to a statement by the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
El-Dardiri on Thursday attended the IGAD's 62nd Extra-Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers in Addis Ababa, in which the participants called on South Sudan's political forces to end the violence and brutality in the country towards peace.
El-Dardiri, during his discussion with Gebeyehu, further reiterated to strengthen the relations between Ethiopia and Sudan.
"Ethiopia and Sudan have enjoyed very cordial relations and enhanced level of bilateral cooperation on a range of bilateral and regional issues of common concern," the statement quoted El-Dardiri as saying.
The diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Sudan is largely intertwined with the Blue Nile River that originates from Ethiopia and shared among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.
The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the river, which will be regarded as Africa's largest dam upon completion, has been a major issue among the three countries since its commencement in April 2011.
