The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the country does not mind seeking a favorable agreement on the storage and operation of the dam without signing a final agreement, and expressed its willingness to resume negotiations at any time determined by the AU leaders. The Ethiopian Prime Minister The message was sent to two downstream countries.
Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dina Mufti reiterated Ethiopia’s position that the leaders of Egypt and Sudan learned of the second impoundment after obtaining information about the rehabilitation dam.
Mufti said at the press conference that the second water storage did not harm downstream countries, but was beneficial to Sudan.
Earlier, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi Ahmed stated that the second impoundment of the Renaissance Dam was carried out cautiously and would help reduce flooding in downstream countries.
Abi Ahmed sent a message to the downstream countries Sudan and Egypt on Twitter, reiterating that the revival of the dam will not harm them.
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia described the Fuxing Dam project as a harvest and a true symbol of common growth and cooperation, and said that the second filling project of Fuxing Dam was completed on July 20.
Abi Ahmed also posted some photos on social media, showing the scene of the Blue Nile starting to flow from the middle of the Fuxing Dam, which marks the completion of the initial stage of the second stage of water storage, and the current water flow is estimated It is 160 million cubic meters per day.
Al Jazeera’s Addis Ababa correspondent Hassan Razak said that the Ethiopian prime minister’s tweets were sent in Arabic. Observers said this reassuring message paved the way for the upcoming flexible and peaceful negotiations. This leveled the way and proved that the concerns about water storage raised in the Security Council, the Arab League or any other forum were incorrect.
Al Jazeera reporters also said that observers said that the targets of the statement also included the people of Egypt and Sudan, and told them that the Renaissance Dam is a symbol of cooperation and development among all downstream countries.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources has stated that this rate guarantees the amount of water flowing to the two downstream countries at a constant rate equivalent to the average daily flow of the Blue Nile.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Egypt and Sudan will not suffer major damage after the completion of the second impoundment of the Renaissance Dam. The Ministry added on Twitter that a win-win solution can be achieved if negotiations are conducted in good faith. .
Yelma Selehi, a member of the Ethiopian delegation who participated in the negotiations on the reconstruction of the dam, also said that the successful completion of the second impoundment of the dam has eliminated international parties, including the two downstream countries, on whether Ethiopia can successfully operate the dam. Questions raised.
Ethiopian officials urge the people of Sudan and Egypt to accept the fact that the second impoundment of the dam will not cause any major harm to their country, but will bring many benefits to downstream countries, especially the entire region.
(Reuters)The position of Sudan and Egypt
Although Egypt and Sudan both rejected the impoundment of the dam, Ethiopia announced last Monday that it had completed the second stage of the impoundment process of the Blue Nile Renaissance Dam. Disputes between the three countries continue.
The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation said yesterday that it rejected Ethiopia’s unilateral measures and that it is not too late to reach an agreement on the dam crisis.
At the same time, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok said on Tuesday that Sudan will spare no effort to promote a binding legal agreement on the storage and operation of the dam in order to safeguard its national interests. He appealed to stay away from what he called unilateral will.
Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah Sisi said in a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday that Egypt insists on safeguarding the country’s historical rights and interests of the Nile water and safeguarding the country’s current and future water resources.
He also emphasized that the international community needs to take the responsibility of seriously advancing the negotiation process, and with real political will, reach a comprehensive, fair and legally binding agreement on the water storage and operation of the Renaissance Dam.
In this regard, the British Prime Minister made it clear that he supports the resumption of the negotiation process in order to resolve the crisis in a fair manner.
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