Trump’s assurance came in a phone conversation late Monday with Al Sissi, who praised the US president in a Facebook post. “As usual, President Trump proved he is a man of a unique type and has the strength to face crises and deal with them to find firm solutions to them,” Al Sissi said. Earlier in October, Egypt said its negotiations with Ethiopia over the dam had reached a dead end and called for an international mediator in the row. Latter, Al Sissi and Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmad met on the sidelines of an Afro-Russian summit in Sochi and agreed to resume negotiations. Ethiopia has repeatedly denied that the dam will harm Egypt’s interests and said that the hydroelectric facility is necessary for its development.

Source: Ethiopian News November 05, 2019 09:11 UTC