A high-level Egyptian delegation will arrive in Ethiopia on Monday for a five-day visit for talks with Ethiopian and African Union (AU) officials.

Led by ambassador Alaa El-Hadeedy, the delegation will hold talks with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Smail Chergui and AU Infrastructure and Energy Commissioner Elham Ibrahim, according to the Egyptian embassy in Addis Ababa.

It will also hold talks with Ethiopian officials as well as a host of academics.

The diplomatic delegation will also meet with Abune Matias, the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, during the visit.

Mistrust has engulfed relations between Egypt and Ethiopia over the latter’s building of a multibillion-dollar hydroelectric dam on the River Nile.

The project has raised fears in Cairo of affecting Egypt’s historical share of Nile water, which represents the country’s primary water source.

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Source: Anadolu Agency, Jan. 31, 2014, titled High-level Egyptian delegation due in Ethiopia next week