Italy will do its utmost to help end Ethiopia's brutal civil war, get humanitarian aid to the country and rapidly begin "national dialogue", the foreign ministry tweeted after deputy foreign minister Marina Sereni held talks in Rome with Ethiopia's water minister Eng Seleshi Bekele.
"Italy is committed to ending the conflict, to responding to the humanitarian crisis and to the swift start of a national dialogue process," read the tweet, issued with a photo of Sereni and Bekele's talks.
"A constructive relationship with the UN and a negotiated solution to the GERD," added the tweet.
Ethiopia's premier Abiy Ahmed earlier this week confirmed his government's wish to complete the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Tensions have escalated in recent months after Addis Ababa began operating the dam without reaching an agreement with Egypt and Sudan.
