The United States announced that it would continue to work with Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan until the three countries signed an agreement on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, while Cairo confirmed that it looked forward to the example of Sudan and Ethiopia in Egypt in accepting the agreement and signing it soon, and expressed regret that Ethiopia was absent from the last meeting in this crucial stage .
In detail, US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin said that the United States will continue to work with Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan until the agreement that was expected to be concluded by the three countries in Washington last week regarding the filling and operation of the four-billion-dollar dam, but Ethiopia failed to meet and signed Egypt only has initials.
Mnuchin said in a statement that he held separate bilateral talks with prominent ministers from Egypt and Sudan after Ethiopia requested to postpone what was supposed to be the last round of talks, and it is not yet clear whether new talks are scheduled.
For its part, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Cairo looked forward to following the example of Sudan and Ethiopia in Egypt to accept the agreement and sign it soon, and said that it is a fair and balanced agreement and achieve the common interests of the three countries, adding that it “regrets Ethiopia’s unjustified absence from the meeting at this crucial stage.” From the negotiations. ”
The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources said in a statement that Sudan confirms its commitment to the negotiation process in order to reach a comprehensive agreement to fill and operate the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in a manner that preserves the interests of the three countries. The first filling of the dam.
• The Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We regret the absence of Ethiopia from the meeting at this crucial stage.