Egypt said on Friday it rejected a proposal by Ethiopia to delay a decision on "points of contention" in the current negotiations on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) until after an agreement is reached. The statement said Egypt refused a suggestion by Ethiopia to postpone a decision on contentious points in the talks until an accord is signed and a technical committee is formed to follow up with the implementation of the accord's provisions. The statement noted that Egypt has proposed several draft agreements for the convergence of views on procedures to deal with extended drought and rules of annual operation and refilling. No consensus was reached over points of disagreement during discussions by the legal committee seeing the participation of the three countries, it added. The two downstream countries have repeatedly called on Ethiopia not to take any unilateral action concerning the filling of the dam.

Source: Ethiopian News July 10, 2020 19:29 UTC