Sisi to congressional delegation: We are committed to reaching binding legal agreement on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a high-level delegation from the Democratic and Republican parties in the US Congress.

During the meeting, the two sides stressed the strength of the decades-old strategic partnership between Egypt and the United States, and the importance that the two countries attach to strengthening their relations at all official, parliamentary and popular levels, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, the spokesperson for the Presidency of the Republic said. 

They also discussed Egypt's efforts to combat terrorism and extremist ideology, promote human rights, and establish concepts and values of religious tolerance, a culture of coexistence, and principles of citizenship.

In terms of regional and international issues, many files were discussed, foremost of which was the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and its geopolitical and economic repercussions, and ways to enhance international peace and security, in addition to developments on the regional scene and the crises the region is going through, especially in Sudan, Libya and Syria. 

The meeting also focused on the developments of the current negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, where the President affirmed Egypt's position regarding the commitment to reach a binding legal agreement on the filling and operation of the Renaissance Dam that takes into account the interests and concerns of the three countries.