A sailing boat is seen amid sunset glow on the Nile River near Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 26, 2017. (Xinhua/Meng Tao)ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Heads of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on Monday agreed to work together in various areas, with particular emphasis given to partnership on Nile River. The diplomatic relations among Ethiopia and Egypt is largely intertwined with the Blue Nile River that originates from Ethiopia and shared among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. According to the statement, the three have also agreed to apply the consensus further on ministerial and expert level. While Ethiopia and Sudan reached mutual consensus on the construction of the dam, Egypt frequently expressed its concern that the dam would affect its share of the river.

Source: Ethiopian News January 29, 2018 11:37 UTC