Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has warned against the unilateral filling of the Ethiopian massive dam (GERD) before an agreement can be reached between the concerned countries.<\/p>\n
Meeting with a delegation from DR Congo, Hamdok warned that such act would harm dams and properties of the people living along the Nile River banks.<\/p>\n
This comes while Ethiopia has frequently affirmed it would implement the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam next July under any circumstances.<\/p>\n
Hamdok hailed the Congolese support to Sudan and the Sudanese initiative to reach a diplomatic solution to the GERD issue.<\/p>\n
Last year, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Ati said Ethiopia is responsible for the failure of reaching a comprehensive agreement with Egypt and Sudan regarding the operation of the dam.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been agreed on an agreement in Washington. The Ethiopian side agreed on it at the beginning, but later they asked for a time for community dialogue. In the end, they refused the Washington agreement,\u201d Abdel-Ati said.<\/p>\n
He added that every country has its own priorities; Sudan needs the safety of the dam, while Egypt cares more about cooperation during periods of drought, and Ethiopia wants to generate electricity quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are trying to reach an agreement. We are interested in providing electricity to all Ethiopian people and offer utmost cooperation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Egypt Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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