Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-18 01:00:05|Editor: yanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Workneh Gebeyehu on Wednesday asserted that the partnership between Ethiopia and Egypt is longstanding, which is beyond the Nile River that the two countries share. According to Gebeyehu, the diplomatic relations among Ethiopia and Egypt is beyond the Nile River that the two countries share and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River, a major tributary to the River Nile. Shoukry revealed that the current high-level meeting between Ethiopia and Egypt mainly envisaged to strengthen partnerships in the areas of education, culture, trade and investment. The diplomatic relations among Ethiopia and Egypt is largely intertwined with the Blue Nile River that originates from Ethiopia and shared among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. While Ethiopia and Sudan reached mutual consensus on the construction of the dam, Egypt frequently expressed its concern that the dam would affect its share of the river.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2018 17:03 UTC