Ethiopia responds to Trump's statement on 'Renaissance Dam bombing'

Today, Saturday, Ethiopia summoned the US ambassador to protest what it described as "incitement to war with Egypt by US President Donald Trump" due to the ongoing dispute over filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

On Friday, Trump called for an agreement between the two countries to reach an agreement, but stated that the situation is dangerous and could lead to Egypt exploding the Renaissance Dam.

Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Andargachio has summoned the US ambassador to Addis Ababa, Mike Raynor, to request clarifications for these statements.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: "The incitement to war between Ethiopia and Egypt by a current American president does not express the long-term partnership nor the strategic alliance between Ethiopia and the United States, and it is unacceptable in international law governing relations between countries."

Trump made his remarks during a phone call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, following Sudan and Israel announcing the normalization of relations between them.

Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are in dispute over filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile.

Trump said he had previously brokered an agreement to resolve the issue, but that Ethiopia had violated the agreement, forcing him to cut funds from it.

He added, "They will not see this money unless they abide by the agreement. You cannot blame Egypt for being somewhat upset."

Trump continued: "It is a very dangerous situation because Egypt will not be able to live this way, they will end up blowing up the Renaissance Dam. I said it and I say it loud and clear: They will blow up this dam. They have to do something."

Ethiopia pledged earlier today, Saturday, to "not yield to any kind of aggression," and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office said in a statement: "The declarations continue to make war threats to subject Ethiopia to many unfair conditions. These threats and insults to Ethiopian sovereignty are clear violations of international law." .

The statement added: "Ethiopia will not be subject to any aggression of any kind."

Egypt depends on the Nile River for about 97 percent of its irrigation and drinking water, and considers the dam an existential threat to it, while Ethiopia believes that the dam is necessary to supply it with electricity and achieve development.

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