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  Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia leaders issued the El Alamein Joint Declaration, reaffirming state sovereignty, rejecting interference and unilateral actions, and asserting Red Sea littoral states’ role in governance. They also stressed international law and cooperation over transboundary Nile water rights

The US urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to exercise maximum restraint amid rising cross-border tensions, warning another conflict could trigger a humanitarian crisis. Washington called for respect for sovereignty, dialogue and cooperation under the 2018 peace framework to prevent regional escalation

The new proclamation, which Trump signed on Wednesday, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

The dispute over the GERD, built across the Blue Nile, has been simmering for around a decade.

India is providing assistance to friendly foreign countries to overcome natural calamities and COVID-19 pandemic and for this purpose, INS Airavat is carrying food aid for the people of Eritrea.