The Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed, on Saturday, that Ethiopia is working to "buy time with its intransigence" in the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Maryam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi said that Sudan made "all concessions" in order to find a solution that addresses the interests of the three countries in the issue of the Renaissance Dam.
She also added, "We have made all concessions to reach a satisfactory solution for everyone in the Renaissance Dam file."
The start of the second filling
This came after the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, announced again today that his country is waiting for July to start the second filling of the dam, as it represents a great renaissance for it.
The Ethiopian government had announced a week ago that Addis Ababa would undertake the process of the second filling of the Renaissance Dam as scheduled, accusing external and internal parties of causing chaos and destabilization in the country.
Abiy Ahmed said, after a meeting of the National Security Council, that these parties "are working to plunge the country into chaos," but he noted that "despite the conspiracies and pressure exerted on the country, Ethiopia will undertake the process of the second filling of the Renaissance Dam on the scheduled date, and elections will be held."
He repeatedly stressed his intention to start the second phase of filling the dam reservoir in the rainy season during the coming months of July and August, which is opposed by Cairo and Khartoum.
Tension mounting
Relations between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan are experiencing escalating tension, due to the Renaissance Dam that Addis Ababa is building over the Blue Nile, the largest tributary of the Nile River.
Sudan had suggested that Ethiopia would be prosecuted if it continued filling the Renaissance Dam in the absence of a tripartite agreement that includes Egypt.
Egypt and Sudan accuse Ethiopia of being responsible for the failure of the negotiations due to its intransigence and its refusal to sign a binding agreement on the dam.
Weeks ago, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi warned that any infringement on his country's share of the Nile waters would require a response that would "affect the stability of the entire region."
The Source: alarabiya
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