January 4,2021 (CGTN)
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia agree to hold more talks on Nile dam: Egyptian foreign ministry
埃及外交部表示埃及、苏丹、埃塞俄比亚同意就尼罗河大坝举行更多会谈
The ministers of foreign affairs and irrigation of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agreed on Sunday to hold a week-long round of negotiations to discuss the substantive aspects and controversial points over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
埃及、苏丹和埃塞俄比亚的外交和灌溉部长周日同意举行为期一周的谈判，讨论有关争议较大的埃塞俄比亚复兴大坝(GERD)的实质性问题和争议点。
Agreement for the new round of talks came after the ministers from the three countries held a virtual meeting over the filling and operation of the GERD under the patronage of the African Union (AU).
在非盟赞助下，三国部长就GERD的填补和运行问题举行了一次虚拟会议，会后各方就新一轮会谈达成一致。
The talks will be held in the presence of observers who participated in previous negotiations and experts appointed by the AU Commission, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement after the meeting.
埃及外交部在会后的一份声明中说，会谈将有参加之前谈判的观察员和非盟委员会任命的专家出席。
At the end of this week, another ministerial meeting will be held, chaired by South Africa, the current chair of the AU, to review the outcomes of the tripartite round of negotiations, according to the statement.
声明说，本周末，由非盟现任主席国南非主持的另一届部长级会议将举行，审议三方谈判的结果。
During the meeting, Egypt stressed the need to reach an agreement before the start of the second phase of filling the dam reservoir, in a way that achieves the common interests of the three countries.
会议期间，埃及强调有必要在大坝蓄水的第二阶段开始之前达成协议，以实现三国的共同利益。
Ethiopia started building the GERD in 2011, while Egypt is concerned that the dam might affect its 55.5-billion-cubic-meter annual share of Nile water. Sudan has recently been raising similar concerns over the dam.
埃塞俄比亚在2011年开始建设GERD大坝，而埃及担心大坝可能会影响其每年555亿立方米的尼罗河水份额。苏丹最近也对大坝提出了类似的担忧。
Over the past few years, tripartite talks on the rules of filling and operating the GERD have been fruitless, including those hosted by Washington and recently by the AU.
在过去的几年里，包括华盛顿和最近由非盟主持的关于GERD的填充和运行规则的三方会谈都没有结果。
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