Sudan Rejects Ethiopia's Proposal On Filling The Renaissance Dam Lake This July

Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [Ethio Embassy Rwanda/Twitter]

Middle East Monitor: Sudan rejects Ethiopia proposal on Renaissance Dam

On Tuesday the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources announced that Sudan had rejected an Ethiopian proposal to sign a partial agreement on filling the Renaissance Dam Lake, which is expected to start next July.

In a written statement distributed to the media, the ministry announced that Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok communicated to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Sudan’s position on the proposal, in correspondence that was intended as a response to a letter previously sent by the Ethiopian prime minister.

The statement added: “We consider that signing any partial agreement for the first stage cannot be approved due to the technical and legal aspects, which must be included in the in the accord first, and which are determined by the coordination mechanism, data exchange, the safety of the dam, and environmental and social impacts.”

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Update #1: Sudan rejects Ethiopia proposal to sign Nile mega-dam agreement (Al Jazeera)
Update #2: Sudan rejects Ethiopian proposal of “partial agreement” on GERD (Egypt Today)

WNU Editor: The dam is almost completed. Sudan's leverage is disappearing with every passing day.

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