U.S. vows to remain engaged with Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan on Blue Nile dam

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on the President's FY2021 Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

WASHINGTON - The United States will stay engaged with Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan until they sign an accord ending years of differences over a giant Blue Nile hydropower dam, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday, but gave no specific date. The three countries had expected to sign an agreement about the filling and operation of the $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Washington this week, but only Egypt has initialed the deal thus far.

Mnuchin said he held separate bilateral talks with key ministers from Egypt and Sudan over the past two days after Ethiopia asked for a delay in what was to be the final round of talks. He said he looked forward to Ethiopia concluding its internal consultations to allow a signing of the deal “at the earliest possible time.”

I wanna celebrate Adwa by filling the dam in 3 years.

It is our land and water no need to negotiate. Just like your damn wall it is our absolute right to build dam and fill it whenever we need. The decision is in our hand not USA, Egypt & Sudan.

If only we had a government that doesn't live to be liked and appreciated by the likes of US, we would have said ፋክ ዚስ and move on to filling our own Dam,

What the US is doing here is disgraceful. Didn't they say they were mere observers? Why are they eager to force Ethiopia sign an unfair agreement?

US cannot dictate what a sovereign government can and cannot do. Your role is to mediate- stick to that

It is an insult to the Ethiopian people. No one can dictate the terms of the agreement. Millions contributed to the construction of the dam so that they can reap the benefits of development and not for it to become a water reservoir for Egypt. We condemn the subtle bullying. 😡🤬

What is this 1950?

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