Egypt has rejected Ethiopia’s suggestion that the points of disagreement with Egypt and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam should be decided on later. For the eighth day in a row, talks on the GERD dilemma continued under the sponsorship of the African Union with representatives from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia alongside various observers. On Friday, July 10, two meetings were held in parallel for technical and legal teams from the three countries, in an attempt to bridge views regarding contentious points in both tracks. Egypt rejected the idea, saying it was not possible to refer Egypt’s concerns regarding the major technical issues to a committee that would be decided after an agreement is signed. The technical committee meeting concluded with an agreement that Ethiopia would study the alternatives proposed by Egypt, with discussions to take place at the tripartite ministerial meeting to be held on Sunday, July 12.

Source: Egypt Independent July 11, 2020 10:52 UTC