Sisi, Burundi's AU-chair leader discuss Nile water file and bilateral cooperation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye, the African Union's current chair, on the sidelines of the El Alamein business forum.

• Sisi said Egypt will continue coordinating with Burundi and support the African Union's role in peacefully settling conflicts on the continent.
• Sisi stressed preserving Egypt's water rights, warned against unilateral measures harming riparian states, and rejected political use of the Nile file.
• Ndayishimiye said Burundi fully understands Egypt's concerns over Nile waters and called water a matter of life for Egypt.
• Ndayishimiye invited Sisi to visit Bujumbura, an invitation Sisi welcomed; he also expressed hope for convening the joint committee.