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06:33 PM
Thursday May 14, 2020
Agencies:
The Minister of State of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Omar Qamar Al-Din, expressed his country’s concern over the collapse of the Renaissance dam, stressing that it is a possibility that “man did not create the universe”.
In a meeting with Russia’s “Sputnik” agency, Kamar El-Din said Thursday that Sudan’s concerns over the construction of the Renaissance Dam overwhelm its hopes for the dam, noting that Khartoum is trying to negotiate with Egypt and Ethiopia to reduce these fears and increase hopes.
Kamaruddin said in an interview with the agency “Sputnik” that “we see that the main problem on the issue of the Renaissance Dam is the lack of an agreement on the dates to fill the dam basin, and I say these words and I am not a specialist and I am not following the negotiations in Washington closely either because these negotiations are complex. He has excellent technical aspects and I am not familiar with him. “
“We have fears and hopes for the Renaissance dam, and our fears exceed expectations. Therefore, we are trying to negotiate with the brothers in Egypt and Ethiopia to reduce these fears and increase hopes,” added Kamar El Din.
The Sudanese minister affirmed that there is always the risk, even a little, of the collapse of the dam, “because man did not create this universe”, and therefore, any human action remains vulnerable, even at a slight rate, to risk of collapse.
The Sudanese government had rejected two days ago a proposal by Ethiopia to sign a partial bilateral agreement for the first filling of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, indicating its adherence to the tripartite agreement signed between Khartoum, Addis Ababa and Cairo.
Sudan stressed last month the need to adhere to Washington’s road reference regarding rules for filling and operating the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, during the reception of Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdock before Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel-Ati.
The United States Treasury announced that a principled agreement had been reached between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to fill the Renaissance Dam reservoir in stages, taking into account the mitigation of damage to downstream countries.
Egypt signed the initials of the Renaissance Dam Agreement, under the auspices of the United States of America and the World Bank, which includes rules for filling and operating the dam, measures to address droughts and prolonged droughts and scarce years, a coordination mechanism, a binding mechanism to resolve disputes, address the security of the Renaissance Dam, and complete environmental studies.
Ethiopia refused to sign the agreement, which Egypt considered a stance aimed at obstructing negotiations.
