Egypt, Sudan accuse Ethiopia of stalling Nile dam talks - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mohamed Sabry

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Feb 1, 2021

Sudan's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas (R) and Minister for Foreign Affairs Omar Gamar al-Din are pictured during a video conference meeting with their Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts, to discuss future steps in Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations, in the capital, Khartoum, on Jan. 10, 2021. Sudan warned today that it cannot continue the "vicious cycle" of negotiations with Egypt and Ethiopia in the long-running dispute over Addis Ababa's controversial Blue Nile mega-dam. Last week, the three countries had agreed to hold further talks to agree on the filling and operation of the vast reservoir behind the 145-meter- (475-foot-) tall hydropower Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). — ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has recently accused Ethiopia of obstructing negotiations to reach a binding agreement on the giant hydroelectric dam being built by Addis Ababa on the Blue Nile.

In a speech to parliament on Jan. 26, Shoukry said Cairo engaged in US-brokered talks last year to strike a balanced agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that preserves the interests of all concerned parties, i.e., Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.

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