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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt will resume negotiations on the filling and annual operations of the multibillion-dollar Nile Dam on Tuesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who chairs the African Union for 2020, said in August, after the African Union took office. mediation after the breakdown of the Washington rounds in February.
Ramaphosa said in a statement on Monday that he was pleased that after a seven-week haitus, the leaders of the three countries, Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, Abdel Fettah El Sisi of Egypt and Abdella Hamdok of Sudan, agreed to the resumption of negotiations. . “President Ramaphosa welcomes the commitment of the parties to continue negotiations guided by the spirit of cooperation, goodwill and compromise with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable agreement,” the statement said.
“The resumption of the Trilateral Negotiations on GERD under the auspices of the African Union is indicative of the strong political will and commitment of the leaders of the three Parties involved in the negotiations for the peaceful and friendly resolution of the GERD issue.” , Ramaphosa said using the acronym for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. “
It is a reaffirmation of the confidence that the parties have in an African-led negotiation process, in line with the Pan-African maxim of African solutions to African problems, one of the cornerstones of the African Union, ”he added. Two days ago US President Donald Trump, during a loudspeaker press conference, told the Sudanese prime minister that Egypt will bombard the GERD and send shock waves through Ethiopia.
Ramaphosa said: “Without a doubt, the successful conclusion of the GERD negotiations will enhance and accelerate regional integration, while boosting cooperation and sustainable development in the region, for the benefit of Africa as a whole.”
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