ADDIS ABABA – Egypt's Ambassador in Ethiopia Tareq Ghoneim said on Monday that the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, accompanied by senior officials, to Addis ababa ushers Egypt's restoration of its key role in Africa after the January 25 revolution. Ghoniem expects that Egyptian-Ethiopian relations are to develop such that they would directly reflect on both countries in a short while. "During the visit trade deals would be signed between the commercial chambers of both countries in order to boost the volume of trade and investment between the two countries," Ghoneim was quoted by the official Middle East News Agency (MENA) as saying. Sharaf will meet Ethiopian President Girma Wolde-Giorgis and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to discuss bilateral issues especially related to the nile water quota . Ghoneim hoped that this tour would signal a beginning for an economic entity that includes Basin Nile countries. An Egyptian popular delegation had visited Ethiopia this week, receiving warm welcome by the people and government of Ethiopia. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told the delegation that Egypt would not be harmed by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
