News: #Ethiopia rejects latest attempts by #Egypt, #Sudan to involve #UNSC on #GERD matters; calls on the Council to encourage #AU-led process
The letter stated that since the commencement of the AU-led negotiation over the GERD, both of the lower riparian countries have disrupted the process nine times undermining the genuine efforts of the union and blocking a productive discussion.
The two countries have tried to suffocate the AU-led process by injecting unrelated issues in the discussions, by unnecessarily securitizing and internationalizing the matter, and dragging the Arab league into the situation to further complicate the issue.
https://addisstandard.com/news-ethiopia-rejects-latest-attempts-by-egypt-sudan-to-involve-unsc-on-gerd-matters-calls-on-the-council-to-encourage-au-led-process/
The letter stated that since the commencement of the AU-led negotiation over the GERD, both of the lower riparian countries have disrupted the process nine times undermining the genuine efforts of the union and blocking a productive discussion.
The two countries have tried to suffocate the AU-led process by injecting unrelated issues in the discussions, by unnecessarily securitizing and internationalizing the matter, and dragging the Arab league into the situation to further complicate the issue.
https://addisstandard.com/news-ethiopia-rejects-latest-attempts-by-egypt-sudan-to-involve-unsc-on-gerd-matters-calls-on-the-council-to-encourage-au-led-process/
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News: Ethiopia rejects latest attempts by Egypt, Sudan to involve UNSC on GERD matters; calls on the Council to encourage AU-led…
GERD site. Picture: MoFA Addis Abeba, June 25/2021 – In a letter sent to the president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday (June 23), Ethiopia rejected the latest attempts made by Egypt and Sudan to seeking the involvement of the Security…