Renaissance Dam .. Any options for the Egyptian resolve in the face of the Ethiopian resolve?

The Episode Beyond the News (29/26/2020) asked about the indication of the return of Ethiopia to confirm its intention to continue filling the Renaissance Dam, and the options of Cairo and Khartoum regarding the position of Addis Ababa regarding the dam.

Jacob Arsano, advisor to the Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation, Water and Energy and vice-chairman of the scientific committee of the Ethiopian negotiating team for the Renaissance Dam, said that the process of filling the dam is based on the tripartite agreement signed in Khartoum in 2015 between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan.

Arsano blamed the media for trying to release the results of the recent African meeting, out of context, by suggesting the delay in the process of filling the dam, he said.

On the other hand, the Egyptian journalist writer Mohamed Al-Atifi said that part of what has been reached so far stipulates that the dam should not be unilaterally filled, considering that even if Ethiopia starts to fill the dam first, negotiations will continue.

Al-Otaify explained that Egypt possessed two diplomatic papers through the UN Security Council and the African Union.

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For his part, Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Shanqiti, a professor of political ethics at Hamad bin Khalifa University, considered that the Ethiopian strategy is clear since the foundation stone of the dam was laid in April 2011, which is a fait accompli, and Egypt and Sudan must adapt to that, and therefore they are not interested in negotiations as they possess Lead.

Al-Shanqeeti considered that transferring the Renaissance Dam issue to the Security Council or the African Union does not change the matter, noting that all the Nile Basin countries are beside Ethiopia except Sudan.

Al-Shanqeeti expressed his fear that the Renaissance Dam crisis will turn into a polarization between the Arab world and Africa.

Arsano returned to confirm that Ethiopia would not lose Sudan's confidence in it, expressing his hope that Egypt would not lose the confidence of Egypt, which also had to realize his country's right to development, especially as it had repeatedly called on Egypt to engage in serious negotiations, in addition to reviewing the progress of construction of the dam, as far as Saying it.

As for Al-Atifi, he stressed that Egypt is able to protect its borders and interests, and is also keen on developing in Africa.