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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
World
Cairo - Walid Abdulrahman

Egypt Holds Onto Legally Binding Agreement on GERD

The Egyptian Minister of Irrigation during his meeting with journalists and media professionals in Cairo. (Egyptian government)

Egypt has reaffirmed its unwavering stance in seeking a legally binding agreement on the rules of filling and operating the mega dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River.

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aty said talks between Cairo, Khartoum and Addis Ababa on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are currently stalled due to Ethiopia’s intransigence.

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