Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has left for Ethiopia to meet with his southern Sudanese counterpart, Egypt’s state-run Middle East News Agency reported.

The visit and summit comes at the invitation of Ethiopia’s new prime minister, MENA reported.

--Editors: Simon Thiel, Tony Barrett

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