Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdullah Hamdouk, has remotely met on Tuesday with the Egyptian counterpart Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, with the participation of the ministers of foreign affairs, irrigation and intelligence chiefs of the two countries.
The meeting comes in the framework of Sudan’s initiative to urge the (Egypt – Ethiopia – Sudan) to continue negotiating on the outstanding issues regarding the filling and operation of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) .
The two sides asserted during the meeting the need for reaching a tripartite agreement that takes into account the interests of the three countries, and to continue negotiations on the basis agreed upon in the Washington track.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister, Dr. Abdullah Hamdouk, in the same context, will contact the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, to deliberate on the resumption of the tripartite negotiation as soon as possible