The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) remains the subject of ongoing trilateral negotiations, which Ethiopia states it is prepared to resume with Egypt and Sudan.
Mesganu Arga, the state minister for foreign affairs, made the remarks while speaking with Mike Hammer, the US special representative for the Horn of Africa.
“Regarding Gerd, he [Ambassador Mesganu] said Ethiopia is ready to resume the tripartite negotiations under the auspices of the AU,” the ministry posted on Twitter.
Construction and operation of the dam has strained relations between Ethiopia and Egypt, which demands a legally binding agreement on the dam.