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Sunday, November 19, 2017
Egypt informs US of 'deadlock reached' in Ethiopian dam studies

Egypt informs US of 'deadlock reached' in Ethiopian dam studies
Both Foreign Minister Shoukry and US Secretary of State Tillerson agreed on
a full commitment to the 2015 Declaration of Principles over the Ethiopian
dam
Ahram Online , Sunday 19 Nov 2017
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/281802/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-informs-US-of-deadlock-reached-in-Ethiopian-.aspx

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry informed Sunday US Secretary of
State Rex Tillerson of a deadlock in the process of carrying out studies on
the effects of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) on downstream
countries.

In an official statement, Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid
said Shoukry had received a phone call from Tillerson, where the Egyptian
foreign minister spoke about the “strained technical path related to
preparing studies on the effect of the dam on downstream countries, as well
as ways to avoid them.”

Shoukry expressed "extreme concern" to his US counterpart, citing Egypt’s
full dependence on Nile water as its sole source of water.

According to the statement, the two spoke further about the matter, agreeing
on the importance of full commitment from all sides to the 2015 Declaration
of Principles signed between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.

Other developments in the region were also brought up in the phone call,
including the Lebanese crisis and its impact, Iranian interference shaking
the stability of several Arab countries and the security and humanitarian
repercussions of the Yemeni crisis.

Sunday’s phone call comes one day after Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah
El-Sisi spoke of the GERD impasse for the first time since negotiations
between the involved countries stalled last week.

El-Sisi said that while he understands the developmental goals behind GERD,
Egypt’s share of the Nile water is a "a matter of life or death for the
nation".

Last week, negotiations between the three countries broke down over how to
conduct technical studies of the dam's potential impact on downstream
countries.

The dam, situated near Ethiopia's border with Sudan, is slated for
completion this year and expected to generate 6,000 megawatts of
electricity.

Ethiopia hopes to be able to export electricity generated by the dam, which
will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa.

Egypt, however, has expressed concerns that the dam might reduce its share
of Nile water.

Ethiopia maintains that the dam will not have any negative impact on Egypt
or Sudan.

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