CAIRO - Irrigation ministers of three key Nile Basin countries were meeting Friday in Sudan's capital, seeking to resolve differences over Ethiopia's soon-to-be-finished Blue Nile dam, which Cairo claims threatens its water supply. According to the spokesman of Egypt's irrigation ministry, Muhamed El-Sebai, the meeting of the ministers from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia would last two days. Egypt seeks Sudan's support in the dispute, as both nations are downriver from the project. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday that the U.S. supports Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan's ongoing negotiations to reach a sustainable and mutually beneficial agreement. ``The administration calls on all sides to put forth good faith efforts to reach an agreement that preserves those rights, while simultaneously respecting each other's Nile water equities."

Source: Ethiopian News October 04, 2019 12:22 UTC