Future of GERD talks blurry as Sudan stands firmDr. Abdellatif El-MenawyShort Url https://arab.news/gzt25An aerial view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Guba, northwest Ethiopia. (AFP)The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, under the auspices of the South Africa-chaired African Union (AU), are proceeding with great difficulty. It refused to participate after receiving an invitation to continue with the direct tripartite negotiations instead of a bilateral meeting with AU experts, which it had requested. Sudan based its position on the outcomes of the tripartite ministerial meeting on the filling and operation of the GERD, which was held on Sunday. But there is a fundamental disagreement between Egypt and Sudan regarding the extent of the reliance on experts.

Source: Ethiopian News January 06, 2021 20:37 UTC