{"id":8720,"date":"2014-06-10T14:54:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T18:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/?p=8720"},"modified":"2014-06-10T14:54:16","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T18:54:16","slug":"ethiopia-and-egypt-agree-to-resume-discussions-over-renaissance-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/8720","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia and Egypt agree to resume discussions over renaissance dam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Tedros Adhanom, has revealed that an agreement has been reached with the Egyptian government to re-open tripartite talks – with Sudan – concerning the renaissance dam.<\/p>\n

He made this comment at the end of a three-day visit to Cairo on Tuesday. According to Mr. Adhanom, the technical deliberations will be complimented with high-level consultations.<\/p>\n

Since the talks broke down earlier in the year, both nations have been caught in a tense diplomatic row that saw tirades directed at one another.<\/p>\n

However, Mr. Adhanom has explained that both nations are working to create a new era of mutually beneficial ties.<\/p>\n

“We have agreed on the importance of political commitment to make partnership and cooperation better,” he disclosed.<\/p>\n

Mr. Adhanom has further welcomed President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s comments on the need to bury their dispute during his swearing-in ceremony on Sunday.<\/p>\n

He noted that Egypt’s new leader also expressed willingness to collaborate with Ethiopia based on ‘trust and confidence.’<\/p>\n

According to Mr. Adhanom, a meeting between the leaders of both nations at an African Union summit scheduled for Equatorial Guinea later this month will officially mark the beginning of a new era of diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n

Mr. Adhanom also reiterated that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will not drastically cut Egypt’s supply of freshwater from the Blue Nile – contrary to popular belief.<\/p>\n

Ethiopian officials say the state has failed to capitalize on her abundant water resources, until recently.<\/p>\n

Many commentators have also criticized Egypt’s insistence on the colonial-era Nile treaties, describing it as backwards.<\/p>\n

Photo\/The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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