In his speech at the opening session, Ethiopian Minister Bekele expressed hope that the meeting would discuss the controversial issues “in a positive spirit” to reach consensus outcomes. Bekele pointed out that the consultancy office was invited to participate in the meetings, to resolve the outstanding differences. In April, Sudan witnessed a previous round of negotiations, without producing tangible results. The last round of talks last month couldn’t reach resolution over the disagreements between the three countries. GERD will cost $4.7 billion in total to build, and Ethiopia plans to fill the reservoir with water.

Source: Egypt Independent May 06, 2018 09:56 UTC