Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Monday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on the sidelines of the African Union’s 28th General Assembly in Addis Ababa, where the two leaders discussed Egyptian-Ethiopian bilateral relations, MENA news agency reported.

President El-Sisi also discussed bilateral relations with Zambia's President Edgar Lungu on the sidelines of the summit on Monday, the Egyptian presidency announced.

The Egyptian president participated in the closed session of the AU earlier on Monday, where he spoke about Egypt's support of structural reforms in the African Union.

The AU’s 28th General Assembly, themed “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend Through Investments in Youth,” kicked off in Addis Ababa on 22 January and will conclude on 31 January.