Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia discuss outcome of Renaissance Dam meetings

The ministers of irrigation of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia gathered at a dinner banquet in Khartoum to discuss the outcome of Renaissance Dam meetings.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the seventh round of negotiations of the Tripartite Technical Committee on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam.

The meeting tackled the points of view of the three countries on issues that were not settled during the sixth round of talks which were held in Egypt last month.

The ministers voiced satisfaction over strenuous efforts exerted during the talks to reach an agreement on the rules and mechanisms of the two international advisory offices which has been chosen to carry out studies on the controversial dam.

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have made great strides to reach agreement on the scope of work of both offices.

The Tripartite Technical Committee on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam wrapped up Wednesday the first session of seventh round of negotiations in the presence of the ministers of irrigation from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.

The technical committee groups 12 experts from the three countries.

During the session, experts tackled a number of pending issues that emerged in the meetings of the sixth round held in Cairo last month.

The two chosen advisory offices are due to receive a report from the committee explaining the way of work during the coming period.

In April, the three countries signed the Document of the Declaration of Principles on the Ethiopian renaissance dam.

Ethiopia is the source of around 85% of Egypt's Nile's water mainly through rainfall in its highlands. Over 90% of Egyptians rely on water from the Nile's flows.