Is China ready to intervene in Nile dam crisis?
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry briefed his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the latest developments in the Grand Ethiopian Dam crisis — a move that observers believe is aimed at pushing Beijing to pressure Addis Ababa on the dam negotiations.
CAIRO — Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a phone call June 25 with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, briefing the latter on the latest development of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis.
A statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry was released the same day, saying the call between the two senior diplomats involved a “long and in-depth conversation on the GERD at all levels.”
