Renaissance Dam
A complete file on the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been submitted to the UNSC to be a reference for the international community on this issue and to document Egypt’s constructive and responsible positions taken over a decade of negotiations, Hafez said.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall agreed on Wednesday on joint coordination on the Renaissance Dam issue and on stronger economic ties.
Sudan seeks a consensual and negotiated solution to the Renaissance Dam (GERD) based on preserving rights, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan told France 24 Monday.
The issue of the Renaissance Dam (GERD) is an “existential case” for Egypt, which will not accept putting its water interests or capabilities of its people in jeopardy, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi told the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa on Wednesday.
Tshisekedi’s tour came in light of the resumption of the tripartite talks between the Nile countries over the controversial dam after the negotiations for reaching a legally binding agreement.
Egypt’s Ambassador to the United States Motaz Zahran said that The United States new administration could save the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia if they decided to take a real action to mediate again at this stage.
Minister of Foreign Affairs delivered a letter from President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Thursday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry embarked on Sunday on an African tour to update several countries on the developments of the Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with top state officials on Tuesday to push forward the transformation of irrigation in Egypt into a smart system that saves water, fertilizers and maximizes yield.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok called his Egyption and Ethiopian counterparts to meet within ten days, to evaluate the negotiations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD), which reached a ‘deadlock.
Lavrov has made an official visit to Egypt, during which he also held a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry and highlighted the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute.
The leaders of Egypt and Tunisia on Saturday emphasized “identical views” on regional issues, promising “wider horizons and new means of cooperation.”
Ethiopia has involved the Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the complexities of its internal policies, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Thursday, according to Al-Arabiya.
“I tell our Ethiopian brothers: we should not reach the level that you mess with a water drop in Egypt, because all options are open,” Sisi said, while inaugurating the secured and smart documents complex.
Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation said that Ethiopia’s obstinacy on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which became obvious in the latest Kinshasa talks pushes Khartoum to think of all possible options to protect the country’s security in accordance with international laws.
Egypt says talks held in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, on March 4-5 did not achieve any progress or lead to an agreement on re-launching negotiations.
Sudan Foreign Minister Mariam al Sadek called for adopting ‘new approach’ on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations that kicked off in Kinshasa Sunday.
Foreign ministers and irrigation ministers of the three concerned countries of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia are attending the meetings taking place in the early days of April.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi asserted the deep-rooted relations between Egypt and France along with Egypt’s keenness on continuing efforts to boost relations in all fields especially in economy, investment, development, security and military.
Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry said that they haven’t received an official proposal to form a quartet committee that includes the European Union, the United Nations, the United States and the African Union to mediate the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks.
