GERD Tripartite meeting not held due to non-attendance of Sudan

Addis Ababa, January 4, 2021 (FBC) – The virtual meeting of the Minister of Water Affairs of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan scheduled for today could not be held due to the non-attendance of the delegation of the Sudan.

The Delegation of Egypt, AU assigned experts, and observers attended the meeting following the invitation extended by Ethiopia – the chair of the meeting.

It is to be recalled that Ethiopia, while communicating its reservations to the chairperson of the AU Executive Council, had agreed to adopt the document drafted by the AU assigned experts as an input to the trilateral negotiation.

Nevertheless, the meeting planned to take stock of agreed and outstanding issues could not be held due to the absence of the Sudanese delegation.

According to Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia notified this development to the chairperson of the AU Executive Council.