Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan Trilateral Talks Ended in DisagreementBy Staff ReporterOctober 6, 2019 (Ezega.com) -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy said the trilateral technical dialogue between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan held in Khartoum ended up in disagreement with Egypt calling for international mediation to resolve outstanding issues with the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The ministry in a statement said Ethiopia strongly opposes Egypt’s proposal for international mediation. The proposal was “unwarranted denial of the progress in the trilateral technical dialogue” that “goes against the consent and wishes of Ethiopia and Sudan,” the ministry said in a statement over the weekend. Egypt’s proposal for international mediation was not accepted by the Sudanese delegation as well and the proposal harms the existing cooperation between the countries, the ministry added. Egypt’s Irrigation Minister was quoted as saying the meeting was stalemated after Ethiopia rejected all proposals meant to avoid substantial damage to Egypt.

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2019 19:52 UTC