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Washington – Inflation in the US eased significantly in March. The inflation rate for goods and services fell to 5.0 percent from 6.0 percent in February, the US Department of Labor announced in Washington on Wednesday. Interviewed experts had expected 5.2 percent.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that whenever the filling of the Renaissance Dam approaches, the issue begins to be internationalized and that Ethiopia does not respect international laws.

The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Meles Alam, said in a press conference that the Renaissance Dam is a reality and its construction will not cause any harm to Sudan and Egypt.

He stressed that Ethiopia is still working to find an African solution to the issue.

On the other hand, the Ethiopian Agency quoted the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Misganu Arga, as saying that Addis Ababa’s position is consistent with the necessity of continuing the tripartite negotiations under the auspices of the African Union.

The Ethiopian diplomatic official claimed that “Egypt’s attempt to politicize the waters of the Nile and the dam does not benefit any party,” during his meeting with the chairperson of the African Union Commission, Musa Fakih Mohamed.

Negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia are still stalled, following the last session between the three countries was held in mid-2021 under the auspices of the African Union, without reaching an agreement.

As a result, Cairo and Khartoum escalated the matter to the Security Council, which adopted a statement in September of the year 2021, in which it urged Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations, at the invitation of the African Union, with the aim of finalizing an acceptable and binding agreement for the parties, and quickly, regarding filling and operating the Renaissance Dam, but this has not been achieved so far.

While this year’s cup final between Rapid and Sturm Graz is still taking place in Klagenfurt, the venue from 2024 is still open. Those who want to be awarded the contract can apply soon. Contrary to media reports to the contrary, the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz is not an issue. It is not to be expected that LASK will apply for the cup final. The risk is too great that too much will be destroyed in a duel between two foreign teams. The priority outside the

US President Joe Biden arrived in Belfast (the capital of Northern Ireland), yesterday, Tuesday, on a “historic” visit to a crisis region, for which hopes were not sufficient to end decades of tension and violence.

Until this moment, the circumstances surrounding the visit appear to be more complex than announced. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was unable to “win” this visit and turn it into the first diplomatic and historic “victory” since his arrival in “Downing Street” last October, nor statements The US President on his way to Belfast appears to be in harmony with the general atmosphere, as the latter said that the purpose of his visit is to “ensure the success of the Good Friday Agreement and the Windsor Act in maintaining peace.”

It is clear that Northern Ireland’s celebration, in the presence of British and American leaders, of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the peace agreement is not a simple detail, especially as it coincides with a period when the executive authority in the country is experiencing a real impasse amid the Democratic Unionist Party’s insistence on suspending its political participation.

But what are the most important details that we know regarding this visit, which the American press preferred to describe as a “private” or “family” visit?

• Joe Biden is the second Irish Catholic president of the United States following John F. Kennedy, and this is his first visit to the country since he came to the presidency.
• Statistics show that more than 30 million people in the United States of America still believe they are of Irish descent.
• Historically, nationalists have been more enthusiastic than unionists regarding the role played by lobbyists in Washington through politicians of Irish descent. This is exactly what raises fears today that Biden’s visit will lead to the opposite of what is hoped for, and cause more obstinacy among trade unionists.
• Biden rejected the invitation he received from the Northern Ireland Assembly, or “Stormont”, to deliver a speech at its headquarters in the suburbs of Belfast, which is a symbolic message, but it will exacerbate the impact of Sunak’s “failure” to drag the Democratic Unionist Party back to power before the twenty-fifth anniversary of the peace agreement.
• Contacts between “Downing Street” and the White House witnessed some tensions last week during the preparation for the visit, and contrary to expectations, the meeting between leaders Sunak and Biden yesterday evening was limited to a warm but quick handshake at the runway of the giant plane “Air Force One”, and the meeting scheduled between them today will not be exceed thirty minutes.
• British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not be present during the speech that Biden is scheduled to deliver this followingnoon at the University of Ulster.
• Although the main stated political purpose of this visit is to support power-sharing in Northern Ireland, Biden will only spend 15 hours there, while his “personal” and “family” visit will last two days or a little more, during which he will visit two of his relatives’ homes in the two counties of Louth. and may.
• Biden is bringing his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and son, Hunter, with him, adding to the personal dimensions of the visit.
• Biden’s statements regarding his Irish roots, in various locations, have previously sparked controversy among trade unionists in particular.