Egypt ends differences with Ethiopia, brings together al-Bashir and Zenawi
Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 4/18/2005

News reports in Cairo said that a tripartite summit including the Egyptian President Honsi Mubarak, the Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi will be held today in Sharm al-Sheikh.

News reports in Cairo said that the tripartite summit will discuss relations between the three countries especially Sudanese- Ethiopian relations which is considered by many as the source of tension. The three leaders will discuss the possibility of joining joint projects concerning the waters of the Nile which flows in the three countries.

Meantime, Egypt, and Ethiopia announced that traditional differences between themselves on the distribution of the waters of the Nile has ended.

This came after the talks President Mubarak with the Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi in Sharm al-Sheikh that dealt basically with the question of the water of the Nile and preceded the African partnership summit for development to be held tomorrow ( Tuesday) in the Egyptian resort.

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