Egypt Stresses Urgency to Reach Legal Agreement on GERD

Egypt stressed on Thursday the need to resume negotiations to reach a legal agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) according to the results of the African Union (AU) meetings that were held during the past few months.

This came during a virtual meeting between Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati with Sudanese and Ethiopian counterparts.

[caption id="attachment_174669" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Shoukry and Abdel Aati during the virtual meeting[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_174670" align="aligncenter" width="745"] Negotiating ministers from Sudan and Ethiopia[/caption]

Egypt affirmed during the meeting, which was  chaired by the South African Foreign Minister, its keenness to participate in a new set of negotiations, held during the next few days, to reach a just solution for the three African nations. It is noteworthy that South Africa is the current chair of the African Union.