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Egypt says dam negotiations with Ethiopia make 'little progress'

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been discussing Ethiopia's planned filling of its dam on the Blue Nile River all month, but an agreement has yet to be reached.
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Talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on Ethiopia’s dam in the Blue Nile River failed to reach a solution for the dispute between the countries, the Egyptian minister of water resources and irrigation said today.

Mohamed Abdel Ati said in a press release that the talks “made little progress,” especially with regard to the legal status of the massive hydroelectric dam Ethiopia plans to fill.

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