Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to continue to discuss granting the African Union a greater role in the current round of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam talks which resumed on Sunday, following a roughly seven-week suspension, through a six-party team that includes two members from each country. The resumed trilateral talks between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia, headed by the ministers of water resources in the three countries, saw Sudan take over the meeting’s organization. The statement called for giving the African Union experts a greater role in bridging the gap between the three parties and uniting views between them. The Sudanese negotiation team suggested moving forward with negotiations according to a specific timetable and with a clear list of outputs that will be submitted to the Council of the African Union Commission. The six-party team’s purpose will be to establish frame of reference for the role of experts in facilitating negotiations between the three countries.

Source: Egypt Independent November 02, 2020 09:11 UTC