Report- Sudanese Concern over Ethiopia's Intransigence

The Secretary-General of the Sudanese Council for Foreign Affairs, Youssef Fadl, said on Monday that "There is no justification for Ethiopian intransigence regarding reaching a binding legal agreement about the second filling of the Renaissance Dam (GERD)."

After a closed discussion session on the international and regional dimensions of the Sudanese-Ethiopian relations, Fadl told the Sudanese state-owned news agency (SUNA) that "The 1902 Entebbe Framework Agreement contains a text on the waters of the Nile, according to which Ethiopia is obligated to consult with the Government of Sudan, especially in the case of projects on the Blue Nile, Sobat and rivers flowing into Sudan."

He pointed out Sudan's ability to protect borders according to the 1902 Agreement, stressing the importance of preserving supreme strategic interests and strengthening national unity to maintain national security, water security in particular, and addressing challenges through dialogue and understanding and avoiding slipping over Sudanese-Ethiopian relations.

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Earlier, Al-Taher Abo Haja, the media advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army and Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, warned that a water war is coming if the international community does not intervene to solve the GERD crisis.

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He stressed that the Ethiopian intransigence may drag the region to unfortunate consequences.

In the meantime, Sudanese political activist Mohamed Kamal said on Monday that despite Ethiopia's intransigent position over GERD, involving additional mediators is necessary to resolve this issue.

"Unfortunately, the dam will harm the two downstream countries," Kamal told SEE news.

He added that "Cairo, Khartoum, and Addis Ababa must discuss ways to how and when to fill the dam," suggesting that provoking a war is ruled out.