CAIRO - 4 July 2020: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoury headed on Sunday for New York within the framework of preparations for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GRED). The UNSC meeting comes at a request from Egypt and Sudan. Egypt seeks to reach a binding legal agreement on filling and operating the dam that takes into consideration the interests of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. Shoukry said Egypt has been engaged in negotiations for 10 years to settle the crisis of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam but in vain due to Ethiopia’s intransigence. The minister pointed out that such moves taken by Ethiopia pose threats to international peace and security, so the Security Council should assumes its responsibility to contain any possible escalation on this score.

Source: Ethiopian News July 04, 2021 10:14 UTC