Sudan’s Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas on Friday said that Ethiopia has rejected Sudan’s proposal for a summit of government heads to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Abbas stressed that Ethiopia must not aggravate the situation especially as the date of the second filling approaches. This came in a statement issued by the National Security Council after its meeting headed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Egypt and Sudan say they want a legally binding agreement on filling and operating the GERD, while Ethiopia is trying to evade a binding agreement. The three parties have held several rounds of negotiations over the past decade, but have ultimately failed to reach an agreement.

Source: Egypt Independent April 24, 2021 12:07 UTC