Sudan on Tuesday requested that experts and observers play a greater role in the next round of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations in order to utilize a new approach and hopefully reach an agreement. During a virtual meeting for the foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, Sudan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement affirming its adherence to the negotiation process as the only means to reach a satisfactory agreement. The negotiations failed to reach an agreement between the three countries, and ended after Ethiopia announced the end of the first filling phase of the dam. Negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam resumed on Tuesday, two months after Egypt’s withdrawal from the talks, announced the President of the African Union Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday. The US cut US$100 million in aid to Ethiopia in September due to its position on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Source: Egypt Independent October 28, 2020 09:11 UTC