Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Monday for talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The one-day visit will focus on tackling cooperation in various fields, as well as issues of joint interest. Sudanese Ambassador to Cairo Abdel Mahmoud Abdel Halim told Asharq Al-Awsat that Bashir’s trip is part of the ongoing contacts between him and Sisi. The two leaders had agreed during a recent summit in Addis Ababa to bolster ties between their countries, he explained. Monday’s talks will also focus on strengthening relations, he added. They will also coordinate their stances ahead of the upcoming African summit set for Rwanda on Tuesday and the Arab summit set for Riyadh in April. Bashir will travel to Kigali on Tuesday, a source from the presidential palace in Khartoum told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. African leaders will meet in the Rwandan capital to sign the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) agreement on Wednesday in pursuit of the African Union (AU) 2063 vision. Bashir’s visit to Cairo comes in wake of tensions between the two neighbors that saw Sudan withdraw its envoy to Egypt for nearly two months. Abdel Halim was reinstated earlier this month.