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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed “No earthquake will prevent us from completing the construction of the dam.”
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Guido Andaragacho summoned the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, Michael Raynor, to clarify Trump’s comments on a long-running delicate dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. .
Andargachu told Raynor: “It is unacceptable for a current US president to incite a war between Ethiopia and Egypt,” as he put it.
He added that “the incitement to war between Ethiopia and Egypt by the US president does not reflect the long-term partnership and strategic alliance between Ethiopia and the United States, nor is it acceptable in international law governing relations between countries.”
US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Friday, during a phone call with Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, “The situation is very dangerous because Egypt will not be able to live this way. And they will end up blowing up the dam”. I said it and I repeat it, loud and clear, they will blow up that prey. They have to do something. “
Donald Trump’s words infuriated Ethiopia, and Ethiopia vowed not to give in to attacks of any kind. The office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopians never knelt in obedience to their enemies and that no earthquake would prevent them from completing the construction of the dam.
In a statement to the press, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Ambassador Dina Mufti, said: “No one can deny Ethiopia’s right to use its resources, adding that the violation of state sovereignty will not benefit all The only solution is to adhere to the principle of rational and fair use of the Nile. ”
In five years, the United States failed to negotiate a deal between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan on the Renaissance dam issue, prompting it last month to say it would cut aid to Ethiopia due to its unilateral decision to start filling the dam. dam.
The European Union has warned of growing tensions over the Renaissance dam, noting the need to move forward to reach an agreement on the issue between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.
The High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security of the European Union, Josep Borrell, said in a statement issued on Saturday that Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia can reach an agreement to fill the dam, now is the time to act and not to increase tensions.
In his statement, Borrell added that “more than 250 million people residing in the Blue Nile basin can benefit from a possible consensus-based agreement to fill the Renaissance Dam,” noting that these people “are awaiting investment in the areas of water security, irrigation, agricultural production and power generation “.
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Construction work is underway on Ethiopia’s Great Renaissance Dam
Since construction of the dam began in 2011, negotiations have been initiated between the three countries in an attempt to reach an agreement that satisfies all parties and meets the aspirations of their peoples.
Egypt and Sudan are calling for a binding legal agreement that includes stipulated rules for the safety of the dam, its filling in times of drought, the operating system and a dispute resolution mechanism.
While Ethiopia adheres to the signature of the dam filling and operation rules, which may be modified in the future with just notification, and without requiring the approval of Egypt and Sudan, and Ethiopia refuses to adhere to the passage of a a certain amount of water after the reservoir is filled and the dam ends.
Sudan and Egypt are deeply concerned by Ethiopia’s insistence on filling the dam, which will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric plant, as this would deprive them of water.
