Egypt - Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has said that Ethiopia obstructs efforts to reach a legally binding framework for the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Shoukry’s remarks came during his speech in the annual conference of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs on Saturday. The theme of the conference focused on the repercussions of the Russian / Ukrainian crisis on the Middle East and Egypt. Shoukry reviewed the most important determinants of the Egyptian position on that crisis, and Egypt’s strenuous efforts to interact at the bilateral and multilateral levels to contain the negative economic repercussions resulting from the Ukrainian crisis on the Egyptian economy. © 2022 Daily News Egypt.

Source: Ethiopian News February 13, 2023 18:14 UTC