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Is China ready to intervene in Nile dam crisis?

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry briefed his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the latest developments in the Grand Ethiopian Dam crisis — a move that observers believe is aimed at pushing Beijing to pressure Addis Ababa on the dam negotiations.
Sameh Shoukry and Wang Yi

CAIRO — Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a phone call June 25 with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, briefing the latter on the latest development of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis.

A statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry was released the same day, saying the call between the two senior diplomats involved a “long and in-depth conversation on the GERD at all levels.”

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