By Giulia ParaviciniADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over a controversial multi-billion dollar dam on the Blue Nile will resume on Tuesday, nearly two months after Egypt left the talks, African Union chairman Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday. A bitter dispute between the three countries over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) remains unresolved even after the reservoir behind the dam began filling in July. The resumption of talks comes two days after Ethiopia summoned the U.S. ambassador over what it called an "incitement of war" between Ethiopia and Egypt by U.S. President Donald Trump over the dam dispute. Sudan's Irrigation Ministry said talks on Tuesday would discuss a new model for talks giving "a bigger role to experts and observers". "Then the new negotiation methods will be put to the heads of state to decide on them and resume negotiations on the basis of a precise timetable," the ministry said in a statement.

Source: Ethiopian News October 26, 2020 11:18 UTC