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Pompeo urges Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt to continue Nile dam talks

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok exchange greetings with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Prime Minister's office in Khartoum on August 25, 2020. PHOTO | AFP | SUDAN PRIME MINISTER OFFICE

By  Mawahib Abdallatif

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Nation Media Group

The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt to work towards a “mutual agreement" on the filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam (Gerd), as a way to securing future stability.

In the first ever visit by the US Secretary of State in 15 years to Khartoum, Mr Pompeo prevailed upon his host, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, to continue with discussions on an amicable solution on the Nile.

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