Ethiopia courts two downstream countries before third filling of Nile dam
Ethiopia announced that it intends to find an amicable solution with Egypt and Sudan to the outstanding issues related to the Nile River dam, in the lead up to the third filling process of the dam’s reservoir, which is expected to cause an escalation between the three countries.
Ethiopia has recently announced its commitment to finding an amicable solution with Egypt and Sudan to the outstanding issues related to its giant hydroelectric dam, amid fears of an escalation by the end of this month in the lead up to the third filling of the dam’s reservoir in the absence of any agreement between the three countries.
On May 13, Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demiki Mekonnen expressed his country’s commitment to settling the dispute and finding an amicable solution to the outstanding issues over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Mekonnen’s comments came during his meeting with EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa Annette Weber in Addis Ababa, during which the two sides discussed the developments of the tripartite GERD negotiations led by the African Union (AU).
In separate remarks on May 17, Mekonnen told members of the Ethiopian parliament that his country is committed to addressing issues related to the dam through peaceful negotiations with Egypt and Sudan under the AU umbrella and in line with the Declaration of Principles signed in 2015.
