The leaders of Ethiopia and Egypt vowed on Sunday to iron out their differences over a dam Addis Ababa is building on the Nile River that Cairo fears threatens its water supplies.<\/p>\n
Talks over the Grand Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia\u2019s $4 billion hydroelectric project, have been deadlocked for months. But at a press conferee in Cairo, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signaled they had made a breakthrough.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have come a long way in building confidence and strengthening bilateral cooperation,\u201d Sisi said.<\/p>\n
Ahmed, speaking in his native Amharic language, said Ethiopia was committed to ensuring Egypt\u2019s share of Nile water.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will take care of the Nile and we will preserve your share and we will work to increase this quota and President Sisi and I will work on this,\u201d Ahmed said, addressing Egyptians.<\/p>\n
Safeguarding Egypt\u2019s share of the Nile, its main source of drinking water and water for industry and farming, is at the top of Sisi\u2019s agenda as he begins his second term in office.<\/p>\n
The two sides agreed to take steps to put into effect an agreement \u2013 which also includes Sudan \u2013 to set up a fund for investing in infrastructure in the three countries.<\/p>\n
Toward the end of their news conference, Sisi asked Ahmed to swear to God before the Egyptian people that he will not hurt Egypt\u2019s share of the Nile.<\/p>\n
\u201cI swear to God, we will never harm you,\u201d Ahmed repeated the words in Arabic after Sisi, who thanked him for releasing jailed Ethiopians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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