toning down its rhetoric on the international level and heading toward reconciliation and dialogue with Ethiopia. It seeks to appease fears about the dam’s impact on Egypt’s annual share of the Nile River, estimated at 55.5 billion cubic meters under the 1959 agreement for the utilization of the Nile waters. Yet, Egypt's concerns continue about finding a diplomatic solution to preclude any risks resulting from the dam without conflicting with Ethiopia’s plans to complete its construction.