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Blinken says he discussed with Sisi Egypt's water needs, Ethiopian dam

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said he discussed Egypt's water needs and the importance of finding a diplomatic solution to the giant Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam during his meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Ethiopia says the hydropower dam is crucial to its economic development, and that it is asserting its rights over Nile waters long controlled by downstream countries under colonial-era agreements.
Widely arid Egypt relies on the Nile for as much as 90% of its fresh water.