The tripartite technical committee of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will meet in the first week of October, said Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Ambassador Alaa Youssef on Monday.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn explained to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, at a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's 70th session, that the issue is related to the new government in his country, whose lineup is still being formed, according to the spokesperson.
The new Ethiopian government will adopt the measures regarding the Ethiopian renaissance dam urgently by holding a tripartite meeting on October 5, the spokesperson quoted the Ethiopian prime minister as having said.
