CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed that Egypt had hoped for the success of African Union efforts in managing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue but negotiations had not yet yielded tangible results. He stressed the inevitability of reaching a binding and comprehensive legal agreement between all concerned parties that addressed Egyptian concerns. The GERD issue has continued for years, with a failure to reach a binding agreement between the three countries. Mohammed Abdel-Ati, minister of water resources and irrigation in Egypt, revealed the country’s water situation and the ministry’s plan to address the challenges facing the country. “The Renaissance Dam is one of the most important challenges facing the country, in light of our dependence of 97 percent on the waters of the Nile River,” the minister said.

Source: Ethiopian News February 15, 2021 13:41 UTC