Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to continue negotiations in a bid to finalize a draft agreement on the disputed Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said at the end of tripartite consultations held on Tuesday

The chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, left on Tuesday for Cairo to pay an official visit to Egypt within the framework of bilateral consultations, the Al Arabiya broadcaster reported

The leaders of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan will hold the next round of talks on the long-lasting Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute under the auspices of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday, AU Chairman and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told a press conference on Tuesday after negotiations with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Cairo that closer cooperation is needed to ensure the security of the Arab countries

The next round of talks on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute may take place as soon as this month if Sudan is ready, the Ethiopian ambassador to Russia told Sputni

Ethiopia hopes that the African Union (AU) mediation would help it reach an agreement on the long-lasting Renaissance dam dispute with Egypt and Sudan, the Ethiopian ambassador to Russia told Sputnik

Ethiopia hopes the United States will reverse its decision to freeze some financial aid to the African country over the deadlock in the Renaissance dam talks, given the long-term partnership between the two nations, Ambassador to Russia Alemayehu Tegenu told Sputnik

When fully constructed, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be regulating the flow of the Nile, reducing devastating floods in the downstream countries and at the same time securing enough water for their agricultural needs, the Ethiopian ambassador to Russia told Sputnik