国际英语资讯:Egypts FM, U.S. secretary of state discuss GERD, regional issues
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 24-- <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Sameh">Sameh</span> <span word="Shoukry">Shoukry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hydropower">hydropower</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shoukry">Shoukry</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</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="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stalled">stalled</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="intransigent">intransigent</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="stances">stances</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="Hafez">Hafez</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span>, <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Shoukry">Shoukry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="League">League</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="tripartite">tripartite</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</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> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fruitless">fruitless</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</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="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reservoir">reservoir</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="tripartite">tripartite</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 4-<span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="over">over</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="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="hydropower">hydropower</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="completion">completion</span>.</p>
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