国际英语资讯:Egyptian president, Ethiopian envoy discuss Nile dam issue
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 22-- <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="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="Hailemariam">Hailemariam</span> <span word="Desalegn">Desalegn</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="about">about</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>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ethiopian">ethiopian</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="reviewed">reviewed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GERD">GERD</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tripartite">tripartite</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</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>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="Abdel">Abdel</span>-<span word="Fattah">Fattah</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tripartite">tripartite</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Upstream">Upstream</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="Basin">Basin</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="hydropower">hydropower</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downstream">downstream</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="dam">dam</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="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="downstream">downstream</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GERD">GERD</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fruitless">fruitless</span> <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="resumed">resumed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="February">February</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="horizons">horizons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p>
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