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Egypt rejects Ethiopia's justification for not signing Nile dam deal

Egypt has rejected Ethiopia's statement justifying its absence from the talks over its giant Nile River dam project and its declining to sign a deal to settle the dispute.

Ethiopia's failure to attend the February 27-28 ministerial meeting with Egypt and Sudan in the US capital of Washington DC "deliberately" hindered the course of negotiations, the Egyptian ministries of foreign affairs and water resources said in a joint statement.

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