Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry kicked off a tour of seven Arab countries March 8, seeking support for his country’s long-running dispute with Ethiopia over the future of a massive hydropower project on the Nile.
Shoukry met with Jordan’s King Abdullah in the capital of Amman and delivered a letter from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. He’s expected to meet with leaders in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, according to the Jordanian newspaper al-Ghad.