Trust building between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will lead to reaching an agreement that is satisfactory for all, and will ensure regional integration in areas that include energy, water, infrastructure, trade and climate mitigation and adaptation efforts, Weber said during a meeting with the Egyptian press in Cairo.

“These are areas that the European Union is putting more money to support in the region,” she pointed out.

Weber stressed that the EU are observers, along with the US and the United Nations, to the African Union-led mediation efforts in the Ethiopian dam crisis.

“We are ready to engage more with the three countries to help reach an agreement,” she said.

Weber also said that security in the Red Sea could be affected by deteriorating conditions in some African countries overlooking the Red Sea, especially the situation in Sudan and Ethiopia’s Tigray, adding that 20 percent of the EU’s trade passes through the vital sea route.

“Egypt plays an important role in ensuring the security and stability of the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa,” she said.