国际英语资讯:U.S.-sponsored talks on Nile dam bring no deal
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 29-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="dam">dam</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="participation">participation</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="brokered">brokered</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</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="urging">urging</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="suit">suit</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="juncture">juncture</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="achieves">achieves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 27-28 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crystalize">crystalize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GERD">GERD</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> "<span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unfinished">unfinished</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span>."</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rejection">rejection</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unjustifiable">unjustifiable</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>."</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="notified">notified</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliberate">deliberate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GERD">GERD</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="commence">commence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GERD">GERD</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span> <span word="with">with</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> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equitable">equitable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="utilization">utilization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p>
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