Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested on Wednesday that Egypt and Sudan return to African Union-led negotiations on the annual operation of the GERD Nile dam and to “respect the AU-led process.” In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister of the Sudan H.E Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, H.E Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated that the “way forward on the GERD negotiations” is to request the Chairperson of the African Union, H.E President Felix Tshisekedi, to call the meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly. H.E Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed added that labeling the negotiations process as a failure is misconceived as there have been a few results, such as the signing of the Declaration of Principles (DoP) and the establishment of the National Independent Scientific Research Group (NISRG). “If parties negotiate in good faith results are within our reach,” the letter stated. “Ethiopia still believes that the best way forward is to continue the trilateral negotiation under the AU-led process to reach a win-win outcome.” #Ethiopia submits its position to the #UNSc on the #AU-led tripartite negotiation on the #GERD calling on members to urge #Egypt & #Sudan to return to…
Ethiopia Calls for Egypt, Sudan to Return to AU-led Negotiations to Break GERD Deadlock
April 21, 2021
