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CAIRO – May 13, 2020: The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation, representing the government of Sudan, on Tuesday rejected in an press release an Ethiopian proposal for a “partial agreement” that would only cover the first stage of filling the GERD, which is supposed to occur in July.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok previously rejected the Ethiopian proposal sent to Egypt and Sudan on April 10 through an official letter sent to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month.
The statement says that any partial agreement is out of the question, as there are several technical and legal issues that must be included depending on the coordination mechanisms, data exchange, and safety of the giant hydroelectric dam and its ecological and social impact.
The statement quoted Sudan’s chief negotiator Hamad Saleh, “Most of the problems are under negotiation, the most important of which is the coordination mechanism, data sharing, dam security and environmental impacts. and social closely related not only with the first filling, but with all stages of filling and long-term operation, and therefore cannot be fragmented. ”
Hamdok stated in his letter the importance of reaching a tripartite agreement between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, adding that reaching a comprehensive agreement can only be achieved through the immediate resumption of negotiations.
Ethiopia in February rejected a US-mediated agreement. USA On the filling and operation of the Great Dam of the Renaissance of Ethiopia (GERD).
In response to the Ethiopian proposal, President Abdel Fatah al Sisi reiterated his country’s “unwavering commitment to concluding a mutually beneficial agreement on GERD.”
Egypt stated in a message sent in April to Ahmed from Ethiopia that any agreement on GERD must be comprehensive and must regulate the entire process of filling the dam.
Sudan’s top negotiator Hamad Saleh said his country is moving to resume negotiations under the agreement negotiated in Washington, adding that his country’s moves could end with the resumption of negotiations.
