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Egypt believes Ethiopia is dodging dam agreement

Ethiopian representatives did not attend the recent round of US-mediated talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam -- talks that were supposed to wrap up with a signed final agreement among Cairo, Addis Ababa and Khartoum.
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CAIRO — Ethiopia did not attend the Feb. 27–28 round of US-mediated talks in Washington intended to produce a final agreement with Egypt and Sudan on the controversial, $4.8 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). 

In the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, officials said they needed more time to consider their position on the agreement, which was the product of meetings attended by the foreign ministers of Egypt and Sudan and by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

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