Egypt won’t accept incomprehensive deal over GERD: Irrigation ministry

  • Date: 09-Jul-2020
  • Source: Ahram
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt won’t accept incomprehensive deal over GERD: Irrigation ministry

Egypt's irrigation ministry reiterated that Ethiopia's adherence to its rigid stances concerning the technical and legal aspects of the controversial mega-dam would narrow the chances of reaching a consensus







Mohamed Soleiman, Thursday 9 Jul 2020







File photo: taken on December 26, 2019, a general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. (AFP)













Egypt will not accept any incomprehensive deal over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that may disregard Egyptian concerns or fail to resolve major differences, Egypt's irrigation ministry said in a statement late on Wednesday.

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have been engaged in online talks sponsored by the African Union for nearly a week with the aim of reaching an accord over the mega-dam on the Blue Nile.

Ethiopia announced it will begin filling the GERD reservoir this month.

The Egyptian delegation told observers at the talks that Cairo "will not accept any incomplete phrasing [of a deal] that would not take into account Egyptian concerns or postpone discussion of contentious issues between the three countries,“ the ministry said, adding that Egypt has presented multiple