Kenya, EU launch talks to elevate ties ‘beyond aid’
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles (left) and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo after signing of a Joint Declaration on the Kenya-European Union Strategic Dialogue in Nairobi on January 28, 2022. PHOTO | DAILY NATION
Kenya and the European Union on Friday launched vital talks to elevate their ties beyond aid and focus on issues of long-term peace and development.
At a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and visiting EU top diplomat Josep Borrell Fontelles signed a joint declaration to formally begin discussions on a Strategic Dialogue, a guiding document that could turn relations to “common problems.”