Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed agreed on Thursday to start negotiations to finalize an agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan on the filling and the rules of operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) soon.
According to a joint statement following their meeting in Cairo on Thursday, President El-Sisi and PM Ahmed stressed a joint commitment to exert all efforts to reach a deal on the GERD dispute within four months.
Ethiopia has stressed its commitment not to harm Egypt and Sudan’s share of water during the filling of the fourth filling of GERD, indicating it would be carried out in a manner that safeguards the water needs of both countries, the statement added.
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