Cairo / Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have failed to reach an agreement in Khartoum on the “Al Nahda” dam built by Ethiopia in the Blue Nile and that has triggered a crisis among the three countries, said Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Gandur.
“We have met and discussed many issues, but finally we could not reach a joint decision,” the minister said at a press conference this morning.
Gandur tried to play down the lack of agreement, saying that “this is what happens with controversial issues, they need patience and will”.
Despite the failure of the meeting, which involved the ministers of foreign and water resources of the three countries, Gandur did not hesitate to describe the tripartite conversation as “constructive, detailed and important.”
He added they have not agreed on a date for the next round of negotiations, which will be determined in the future.
Last January, Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan agreed to the creation of a tripartite committee within a month to discuss issues related to the large dam and promised to meet annually.
The works of the so-called Great Dam of the Ethiopian Renaissance, which is being built near the Sudanese border, are completed by more than 70%, despite the controversy that the infrastructure has aroused in recent years among the three countries, since it’s feared the flow of the Nile will decrease.
Ethiopia began construction in 2011 and, when completed, will have a total capacity of about 6,000 megawatts, which will allow the country to export electricity.
The estimated cost of the construction is almost 5,000 million dollars (about 4,050 million euros). (April 6, 2018, EFE/Practica Español)
News related in video (January 2010):
Review grammar notes: future tense, use of the pronouns ‘nos’, ‘os’, ‘se’
(Español) Comprehension
Lee la noticia y responde las preguntas. (Read and answer the questions)
Question 1 |
¿Qué opina Gandur sobre la reunión entre los tres países?
Es una reunión fracasada. | |
El asunto de la conversación es relevante | |
En la reunión no hay muchas observaciones constructivas. |
Question 2 |
¿Cuándo se celebra la próxima conversación?
El próximo enero | |
El próximo año | |
No se ha determinado todavía |
Question 3 |
En el comité de los tres países se dijo que van a reunirse ...
cada cuatro años | |
cada año | |
cada mes |
Question 4 |
Porque necesitan paciencia y voluntad | |
Porque Egipto y Sudán se prepocupan de que la obra afecte a las aguas del Nilo. | |
Porque Etiopía ha construido una gran presa. |
Question 5 |
solo en el interior en el país | |
para venderla a los países extranjeros | |
para regalarla a Egipto y Sudán |
Comprehension
Ve el vídeo y responde las preguntas.
Question 1 |
de una presa que se construyó hace poco. | |
de una presa que se construyó hace varias décadas.
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de una presa que se construirá en Egipto.
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Question 2 |
duraron diez años.
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durarán más de una década.
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duraron 5 años.
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Question 3 |
se secó un lago artificial.
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se creó un gran lago artificial.
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ningún templo egipcio tuvo que ser trasladado.
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