Sudan PM Stresses Need to Reach Legally Binding Agreement on GERD

Sudanese Prime Minister (PM) Abdullah Hamdouk said on Sunday that Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis must be solved within the framework of cooperation and coordination among the three concerned parties; Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. 

This came during his meeting with an African Union (AU) delegation in Khartoum.

Moreover, Hamdouk affirmed Sudan's steadfast stance to reach a legally binding agreement on GERD, so that Sudan can organize its development projects and avoid the damages that may result from the absence of prior detailed information on the filling and operation issues.

In addition, It was agreed that Sudan would provide the African Union Commission with additional information regarding the issue of the Renaissance Dam.

On Saturday, Sameh Shoukry, Egypt’s Foreign Minister sent a letter yesterday, Friday, to the chairman of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to explain the developments of the GERD.

The council, according to the UN Charter is responsible for keeping security and peace in the world.

FM’s letter included Egypt’s objection to Ethiopia’s intention to fill the dam during the next flood.

The Egyptian minister expressed the full rejection to Ethiopia’s movements to impose status quo on the downstream countries (Egypt and Sudan) through unilateral procedures that contradict the binding rules of international law.