The tripartite meeting on the Great Lady of the Renaissance (GERD) ended on Tuesday, April 6 in Kinshasa. Scheduled for two days, it lasted for three days without the Ethiopian, Sudanese and Egyptian delegates reaching an agreement. Félix Tshisekedi hoped to unleash a new dynamic through this meeting to reach a consensus plan. This meeting should also lead to the setting of the goals and frequency of the next meetings. Unfortunately, the discussions, long and difficult, did not move the file forward.
as reported from Kinshasa, Patient Ligodi
The end of the session was not easy. Each country was represented by two ministers and eight experts. After the first hiccups, the six ministers found themselves alone trying to move forward, but without success.
Marie Ntumba Nzeza, Head of Congolese Diplomacy, had to change the format of the discussion several times. Not even the bilateral approach has moved the debate forward either.
One of the most important points of disagreement is the second filling phase of the dust reservoir. Ethiopians are keen to act in July, which is the beginning of the rainy season.
The proposal for a new meeting from 20 to 21 April was rejected, especially by Egypt.
Sudan, for its part, condemns what it considers to be the bad faith of the Ethiopian side. The Sudanese envoys want the United Nations, the European Union and the United States to become more involved alongside the African Union in order to take the matter forward.
In the absence of an agreement, there was no closing ceremony for the negotiations. Delegates from the three countries did not take part in the reading of the short final communication. Reading made by the Congolese Foreign Minister who appeared alone in front of the journalists.
Félix Tshisekedi must learn from this new failure try to disarm this crisis before it degenerates.
#RDC 04.04.2021 | #Kinshasa Under the leadership of the Head of State, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi, President of @_AfricanUnion, Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, will participate in the International Conference on the Renaissance Dam (GERD) from 04 to 05 April. pic.twitter.com/MBsjs8M1zX
– RDC Presidency ?? (@Presidence_RDC) April 4, 2021
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