A new round of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue commenced Sunday with the participation of Sudanese, Egyptian and Ethiopian delegations.
The talks came in the light of the final statement of the two sides’s meeting on the sidelines of the Sudan’s Neighbouring Countries Summit, held on July 13, 2023, said Egypt’s water resources ministry in a press statement.
The statement added that Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources Hani Sewilam stressed the need to reach a legal agreement on the filling and operation of the dam, in a way that meets the interest of the three countries.
Filling and operating the dam by one side is a violation of the Declaration of Principles, signed in 2015, he noted.
Egypt will continue to exert efforts to resolve the issue, said Sewilam, adding that his country believes that there are many legal solutions for the issue.
Source: Kuwait News Agency