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Egypt's Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati said, Monday that the current negotiations situation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [GERD] are almost ‘stalled’.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Friday, The Republic Democratic of Congo (DRC), which chairs the African Union for this year, is currently communicating with all three countries related to the issue of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in order to resume negotiations.
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Egyptian Ambassador to Ethiopia and its permanent representative to the African Union Osama Abdel Khaleq signed Egypt’s joining the statute establishing the African Medicines Agency.
The US Department of State regional spokesman Samuel Warburg said that Washington believes that the African Union is the most appropriate institution to deal with The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue.
Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee at the Parliament Karim Darwish stressed that Ethiopia's second filling of the Renaissance Dam “threatens international peace and security.”
That is ahead of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis taking place on June 8.
The Arab League has expressed its disturbance of Ethiopia’s letter to the UN the Security Council, in which the government rejected the intervention of the League in the Renaissance Dam
The projects led by Egypt on the AU-level include electricity linkage among African countries, and the Vic-Med Project.
The minister added that Egypt heading to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is not ruled out.
The US said it also believed that the 2015 Declaration of Principles signed by each of the three concerned countries and the July 2020 statement by the AU Bureau are important foundations for these negotiations.
Sisi affirmed Egypt's support to GERD negotiations under the African Union auspices and with the participation of international partners
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry received a phone call from Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlic-Radman Monday.
As he met with Senegalese President Macky Sall in Dakar, Shoukry affirmed the need to reach this agreement on GERD in a way that serves the rights and interests of the three countries, a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry read on Thursday.
Niger and Senegal are Shoukry’s fourth and fifth stops in his tour that included DR Congo, the current chair of the African Union
The message conveys the status quo of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Egyptian stance on the issue.
Shoukry’s visit to Comoros is his second stop in an African six-nation tour that includes DR Congo, the current chair of the African Union, as well as Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa and Kenya.
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.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry underlined, Thursday Egypt’s stance as regards prioritizing political solutions to disputes in Africa.
"There were no contacts outside the framework of the African Union," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said.
