Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on Saturday are set to resume negotiations in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa on the filling and operating of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after a two-month halt. The technical committee meetings on Saturday are being held under the invitation of the African Union, while ministerial meetings will start on Sunday. Ethiopian ambassador to Cairo Markos Rike said last week that negotiations aim to reach a satisfactory agreement for all parties under the auspices of the African Union. Egypt on January 10 said that the recent sessions of GERD negotiations have failed once again due to differences on how to resume talks and of the procedural aspects related to managing the negotiation process. Egypt and Sudan say they want legally binding agreement on filling and operating GERD, while Ethiopia on the other side trying to evade and binding agreement.

Source: Egypt Independent April 03, 2021 09:32 UTC