With the first mobilization of the Renaissance Dam completed, Ethiopia announced the celebrations in Addis Ababa, and while Egypt spoke of continuing to negotiate, the United States said it was seeking a fair deal.

The Ethiopian government said that the Nile River had belonged to Ethiopia, and confirmed the completion of the first mobilization of the Renaissance Dam, and announced the holding of celebrations in the capital, Addis Ababa, to celebrate the mobilization of the dam.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi Ahmed congratulated his people on the completion of the first stage of mobilization of the Renaissance Dam, while his foreign minister tweeted on Twitter about Ethiopia's ownership of the Nile, and its right to use it for development.

The Ethiopian TV broadcast the word Abi Ahmed accompanied with clips of mobilization, popular celebrations, songs and songs. Television broadcasts excerpts of songs expressing the joy of the residents, and included the words "Al-Sad for us and Al-Sad for us"

On Twitter, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Guido Andragasho wrote, "Congratulations on the Nile which has become a running lake and river, and we will benefit from its resources for development, and the Nile River has fulfilled its promise and it is ours."

Resume negotiation

The Ethiopian celebrations come at a time when the three countries Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agreed to resume talks on the differences related to the operation of the dam, after the African mini-summit held via video.

A statement issued by Abi Ahmed's office said, "The extraordinary meeting ended with all parties reaching a great mutual understanding that paves the way for a breakthrough agreement."

In a statement issued by the Egyptian presidency, it was stated that "at the conclusion of the summit, it was agreed to continue negotiations, and focus at the present time on giving priority to formulating a binding legal agreement on the rules for filling and operating the Renaissance Dam."

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdock also said that Sudan had sought to break the deadlock in the negotiations for the Renaissance Dam by offering initiatives for a solution. Hamdouk added in a press conference in Khartoum that his country sees no alternative to negotiating and reaching a binding agreement to fill and operate the dam.

Previous meeting between Sisi and Abi Ahmed (Reuters)

Fair deal

For his part, a US State Department spokesman said to the island that the United States is committed to facilitating a fair and equitable deal between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Renaissance Dam.

The spokesman stressed the commitment of the United States to continue to work with the three countries until a final agreement is reached.

And regarding what Foreign Policy magazine reported about the possibility of the Trump administration to reduce its aid to Ethiopia if the negotiations failed, the spokesman stressed that any American participation in facilitating the negotiations would be a continuation of what he called Washington's long-term efforts to support the three countries on the issue of the dam.

It is noteworthy that Ethiopia started 2011 building the dam on the Blue Nile near its borders with Sudan. The reservoir has a capacity of 74 billion cubic meters, but the goal of collecting water in the first stage is much lower.