Egypt ready to resume talks with Ethiopia, Sudan over Nile dam

After a tense dispute at the UN Security Council earlier this month, Cairo says it's now ready to go back to the negotiating table.
Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019. Picture taken September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RC1BF04BBB80
Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the Nile River in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia, Sept. 26, 2019. - REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
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Egypt’s government announced it is ready to revive negotiations with Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam after the dispute reached the United Nations Security Council earlier this month.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s statement came after Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed agreed on Thursday to trilateral talks between the countries’ irrigation ministers, Ahram Online reported.

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