UN role may be last chance to amicably resolve GERD crisisDr. Abdellatif El-MenawyLt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, right, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi, in Khartoum, Sudan, March 6, 2021. During this visit, the two sides announced identical positions regarding the GERD and agreed to reject Ethiopia’s unilateral move to fill the dam’s reservoir. These visits confirmed the intention of the Egyptian and Sudanese governments to improve bilateral relations and build unified political and strategic positions. Addis Ababa, which has quibbled during all stages of the GERD negotiations, is probably trying to quibble again by splitting the Nile Basin countries. Perhaps the solution to the GERD crisis now lies with Guterres because of his competences related to the resolution of international disputes.

Source: Ethiopian News March 10, 2021 18:56 UTC