CAIRO - 23 October 2023: Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has announced the commencement of a new round of ministerial-level negotiations concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The talks involve delegations from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia and are being held in Cairo. These negotiations follow two previous rounds that took place in Cairo and Addis Ababa over the past two months. The discussions are rooted in the agreement of the three nations to expedite the finalization of the deal regarding the rules for filling and operating the GERD, following a meeting between the leaderships of Egypt and Ethiopia on July 13th of this year. The ministry reported that Ethiopia had backtracked on several agreements previously reached by the three countries during the negotiation process.

Source: Egypt Today October 23, 2023 22:52 UTC