6-Way meeting on Ethiopian dam to start Sunday

A six-party meeting of foreign and irrigation ministers from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Renaissance Dam will begin on Sunday in Khartoum as the negotiating countries are keen to reach a positive outcome that achieves the aspirations of the peoples in sustainable development.

The two-day meeting is aimed at completing talks on the outstanding issues between the three countries and giving a political and technical push for the implementation of the "declaration of principles" agreement, signed by the three countries' leaders on March 23, Sudan's Water Resources and Electricity Minister Muataz Moussa said.

He stressed that the three countries are keen to cooperate and make the negotiations a success in a way that serves their interests.

Earlier, Egypt's Water Resources Minister Hossam Moghazi said that the ministers will discuss in Sunday's meeting means to implement the declaration of principles signed in March.

"The meeting seeks to develop an appropriate mechanism for the road map to activate the agreement of principles on the ground," he said.

He pointed out that the meetings constitute a new level of negotiations and is a significant step towards addressing the concerns of the involved parties.

Source: MENA