The Egyptian government announced this Sunday the resumption of negotiations with Ethiopia on the Great Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, an aspect that has complicated relations between the two countries. In this sense, Cairo has stressed that it rejects “any unilateral step” that does not take into account the above aspects, adding that it will “make every effort to make the negotiation process a success”. Bekele, in turn, stressed that the tripartite negotiations would strengthen cooperation between the three countries and described the possible outcomes of this meeting as “immense benefits” for both Addis Ababa and Cairo or Khartoum. Egypt and Ethiopia are at odds over the construction of the aforementioned dam. The governments of these three countries agreed in principle in January 2020 on the main points of contention around infrastructure, but Addis Ababa dropped out of the talks before the agreement was signed.

Source: Ethiopian News August 28, 2023 08:36 UTC