As he received Booth in Cairo, Loza highlighted the need to reach an agreement on filling and operating the massive dam as soon as possible, in order to ensure that Egypt and Sudan are not negatively affected by the dam filling, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Loza stressed to Booth that negotiations among Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia should be colored by seriousness and effectiveness. Rounds of negotiations among Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have reached a deadlock several times. Egypt and Sudan insist that a legally binding agreement on the filling and operation of the dam should be reached before Ethiopia implements the second phase of dam filling. Ethiopia, on the other hand, reiterated that it would complete filling the dam in July whether an agreement is reached or not.

Source: Egypt Today March 27, 2021 22:07 UTC