Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to name soon consultancy for Renaissance dam

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will meet soon to name the international consultancy office that will complete technical studies on the Renaissance Dam, said Egyptian Irrigation Minister Hosam Moghazi on Sunday.
In press statements, Moghazi expected to receive an invitation on Monday from the Ethiopian irrigation minister to hold the next meeting in Addis Ababa as the previous one was held in Khartoum.
But he made clear that Egypt welcomes holding the coming meeting whether in Khartoum or Addis Ababa.
He expected the meeting to take place in the first week of April.
As for the postponement of the meeting that was supposed to group the three irrigation ministers on Monday, he said the Ethiopian minister apologized because of his preoccupation with preparations for the coming Ethiopian elections.
He said the consultancy office will conclude technical studies on the dam within 12 months and after that a number of agreements between the three countries will be signed, including one regulating the annual operation of the dam.