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Talks end between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in Cairo
The three countries agreed to hold another meeting between water resources and foreign affairs’ ministers as soon as possible
By Ahmed Abbas
The ninth round of the negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ended in Cairo Sunday with an agreement to hold another meeting for ministers of water resources and foreign affairs in Cairo as soon as possible, said Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam El-Moghazi.
El-Moghazi told MENA that Egypt raised its concerns during the meetings about the Ethiopian Dam, especially since the implementation of the project is moving at a fast pace, which does not guarantee that the recommendations of the studies will be executed when completed.
He added that the three countries agreed to hold another round of the negotiations in Sudan on 21 and 22 November, with representatives from the two companies performing the studies.
The statement stressed that the three countries offered their alternatives on the implementation of the studies, including new efforts to reconcile between the two offices of consultants, the French and Dutch companies, and discuss other alternatives for reaching consensus.
Meetings were held between the three ministers of water resources in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to discuss the ways of pushing the course of studies recommended by the international experts’ report on the Ethiopian Dam and its effect on both Egypt and the Sudan.
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Irrigation Minister: Ethiopia dam talks successful
Monday, 9 November 2015
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi confirmed that the 9th round of negotiations on Ethiopia’s renaissance dam, which wrapped on Sunday 8/11/2015, was successful.
A meeting grouping the foreign and water resources ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will take place in Cairo soon to discuss Egyptian concerns on the dam, the minister said in a statement issued at the conclusion of talks.
During the meeting, Egypt put forward all its concerns about the dam, especially that its construction pace is going on in a way that does not allow the implementation of the principles declaration deal signed by the three countries’ presidents in Khartoum in March, he said.
The 10th round will convene on November 21-23 in Khartoum and will group also representatives of the two consultancy firms that will carry out the dam technical studies, he added.
MENA
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