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Fahmy: Egypt seeks talks, not conflict, over Ethiopian dam

In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy rejects conditionality on US aid while stressing progress on the road map as key to US-Egypt ties.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Cairo November 2, 2013. Fahmy said on Saturday that Egypt would look beyond the United States to meet its security needs and warned Washington that it could no longer ignore popular demands in a changed Arab world. Picture taken November 2, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX14YF8
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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said he will continue to pursue “meaningful negotiations” with Ethiopia and Sudan to resolve the Nile water crisis involving Ethiopia’s controversial Renaissance Dam.

“Our goal is not to enter into a conflict,” Fahmy told Al-Monitor in an exclusive interview during a trip to Equatorial Guinea on May 10. Fahmy said he was awaiting Ethiopia’s response to initiating “fast-paced negotiations” and warned that Egypt will turn to the international community should it get the cold shoulder from Addis Ababa.

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