El-Sisi’s statements come amidst recent rising tensions between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. I tell this to our brothers in Ethiopia and Sudan: Egypt doesn’t conspire or interfere in the affairs of any country and is very keen on maintaining good relations between our nations,” the president added. Last November, negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia broke down over how to conduct technical studies of the dam’s potential impact on downstream countries. Egypt approved of the initial report by the European consultancy firms, though Ethiopia and Sudan demanded major amendments to the proposed studies. Ethiopia maintains that the dam will not have any negative impact on Egypt or Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News January 16, 2018 01:09 UTC