"Be absolutely re-assured," Sisi repeated addressing media personnel after the summit. He added that the leaders met and agreed that none of the three countries' interests will be negatively affected. "Ethiopia's and Sudan's interest is Egypt's as well...we are speaking as one country not three states," Sisi stated.When asked by one of the reporters if the dam's crisis is over, Sisi answered "there is no crisis. "The summit, attended by Sisi, Sudanese President Bashir and Ethiopian Prime Minister Desalegn, was held on the sidelines of the 30th summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa.The talks are viewed as another bid by the three African leaders to resolve the stalled negotiations regarding the GERD. The two-day AU summit will end on Monday.The summit follows years of negotiations, since May 2011, between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over GERD.

Source: Egypt Today January 29, 2018 11:15 UTC