US Congress Urges Peaceful Solution to GERD Crisis

U.S. congressional delegation discussed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis during its recent visit to Khartoum, Sudan.

In a press conference following official talks, the U.S. delegation stressed that the GERD crisis must be solved peacefully through dialogue and negotiations.

Moreover, the delegation pledged their country’s support for the transition to democracy in Sudan and to help the country reintegrate into the international financial and monetary systems.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi told Wednesday the US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman that “The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is an existential issue for Egypt, which will not accept harming its water interests or compromising the capabilities of its people.”

Sisi received Feltman in the presence of Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Abdel Atty, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, and the US Ambassador to Cairo Jonathan Cohen, according to Presidency Spokesperson Bassam Rady.