Trump intervenes, Ethiopia dam talks with Egypt, Sudan continues

United Stated president, Donald Trump has been involved in discussions with representatives from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the trios disagreement on the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - GERD.

MyNigeria.com reported earlier that Ethiopia beckoned South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to intervene in the discussions as the next president of the African Union - AU.

Egypt's Ministers Sameh Shoukry of Foreign Affairs and Mohamed Abdel Atti of Water Resources and Irrigation agreed to continue negotiations for the third straight day on Wednesday in Washington on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

According to AhramOnline, the two ministers attended a meeting held by US President Donald Trump with the ministers of the three states.

Foreign Ministry Sameh Shoukry underlined Egypt's appreciation for the efforts exerted by Trump and US treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in this vital file.

On Tuesday, the Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanese ministers for foreign affairs and water resumed talks on regulations that should be adopted to fill and operate the dam.

Technical talks were held to discuss details about the measures that should be adopted by Ethiopia.