ADDIS ABABA, May 16, 2018 (MENA) - The leaders of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agreed to hold periodical summits every six months, which will take place alternately in the capitals of the three countries. At the end of Tuesday's 14-hour negotiations, the foreign and irrigation ministers of the three countries as well as their chiefs of intelligence services signed a document on the outcome of the Addis Ababa meeting. As regards the three-way fund to be set up to serve infrastructure and development projects, the three countries agreed that senior officials will meet to discuss the best ways to establish the fund. Their recommendations will be submitted to the leaders of the three countries via the ministers concerned. The Egyptian delegation to Addis Ababa talks comprises Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, acting Intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati. The meeting held on Tuesday over the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Addis Ababa ended successfully, Egypt's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid tweeted on Wednesday. In a previous tweet, the spokesman said the participants are about to reach an agreement that would guarantee the resumption of technical studies related to the dam's impact on the downstream countries of Egypt and Sudan.
