The Sudanese Minister of Irrigation, Yasser Abbas, said that it is certain that Ethiopia will start the second filling of the Renaissance Dam next July, stressing that his country is open to concluding a temporary partial agreement regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, but with specific conditions.
Abbas added - in a press conference today, Monday - that Sudan is the most affected by the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, and that he is committed to signing an agreement on the dam, although nothing new has occurred regarding the negotiations on the dam since last April.
He added, "Sudan accepts a partial interim agreement to fill before operating the Renaissance Dam, with 3 conditions, including signing what was previously agreed upon, ensuring the continuity of negotiation, and that the negotiation be according to a time limit."
He stressed that Sudan has no objection to a water-sharing agreement, but Ethiopia's demand to include the issue of water-sharing in the file of the Renaissance Dam is an impossible demand.
Abbas pointed out that Sudan intends to go to the Security Council, in addition to that it has completed its legal file against the Renaissance Dam and will choose the appropriate time to file a lawsuit against Ethiopia.
Ethiopian insistence
For his part, the Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Chief Temsijn Tarouneh confirmed that the second mobilization of the Renaissance Dam will take place in a smooth and safe manner.
Tarouneh said that all the conspiracies that targeted the dam by the country's enemies failed, as he described it.
He stressed that the security establishment is capable of confronting those hostile parties that seek to harm Ethiopia's strategic interests.
And the Chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, announced - yesterday, Sunday - the union's readiness to support mediation efforts in the stalled Renaissance Dam negotiations, stressing the readiness of the union to put all its capabilities before Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia, to find a solution to the crisis.
During his meeting with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Vice-President of the Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), in the capital Khartoum, Faki expressed "the readiness of the African Union Commission to support mediation efforts in the Renaissance Dam file led by Felix Tshisekedi, the current president of the African Union, and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo." ".
He explained that it was agreed that Sudan would provide additional information regarding the file of the Renaissance Dam negotiations to the African Union Commission.
Addis Ababa insists on a second filling of the dam with water, believed to be in the next July and August, about a year after the first filling, even if no agreement has been reached.
While Cairo and Khartoum insist on first reaching a tripartite agreement; To maintain their water facilities, and to ensure the continued flow of their annual share of the Nile water.