国际英语资讯:Egypt, Ethiopia highlight overcoming obstacles to Nile dam talks
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 11-- <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Abdel">Abdel</span>-<span word="Fattah">Fattah</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Abiy">Abiy</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overcoming">overcoming</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tripartite">tripartite</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span> (<span word="GERD">GERD</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="River">River</span>.</p><p><span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="Presidency">Presidency</span> <span word="Spokesman">Spokesman</span> <span word="Bassam">Bassam</span> <span word="Rady">Rady</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fulfills">fulfills</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aspirations">aspirations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Declaration">Declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Principles">Principles</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 5, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GERD">GERD</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span>, <span word="Sudanese">Sudanese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sudanese">Sudanese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Khartoum">Khartoum</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="end">end</span>."</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="harms">harms</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dam">dam</span>."</p><p><span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dam">dam</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reservoir">reservoir</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="is">is</span> 74 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prolong">prolong</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downstream">downstream</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="Basin">Basin</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GERD">GERD</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="its">its</span> 55.5-<span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="cubic">cubic</span>-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 6,000 <span word="megawatts">megawatts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="hydropower">hydropower</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="completion">completion</span>.</p>
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