Egypt accused Addis Ababa of continuing to impede the negotiating tracks over the past four years since the signing of the Declaration of Principles. According to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the tripartite meeting of the irrigation ministers "did not result in any positive development." Negotiations of the Renaissance Dam between Egypt and Ethiopia, which concluded Saturday evening in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, reached a “dead end,” according to the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation. Last Friday, the Ethiopian government briefed diplomats and ambassadors from several countries on the current status of the Renaissance Dam project and the latest negotiations in a meeting. The Ethiopian proposal did not include ensuring a minimum annual discharge from the Renaissance Dam and dealing with future droughts and protracted droughts.

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2019 19:30 UTC