Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sign GERD declaration

A trilateral summit between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan took place in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, Monday, in which an agreement regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was signed.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir concluded the summit through the GERD agreement signing.

Delasegn was the first to deliver a speech during Monday’s summit, stating that “the Declaration of Principles is the foundation upon which Ethiopia will build its agreement with Egypt and Sudan”.

“The Renaissance Dam does not only serve Ethiopia’s interests, but the interests of Egypt and Sudan as well,” he said. Delasegn added that the Dam will not have any negative effects on downstream countries, and will not cause the Egyptian people any harm.