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Apr 7, 2021, 11:10 AM Word Count: 464 “The second-year filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be carried out as scheduled,” Ethiopia’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Twitter. “The positions contesting the filling of the dam ahead of the conclusion of an agreement has no basis in law and contravenes Ethiopia’s inherent right to utilize its natural resource.” Several days of talks hosted by the African Union ended on Tuesday with no progress on ending the impasse between Ethiopia and the downstream nations of Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia is developing a 6,000-megawatt power plant at the GERD and is expected to begin a second filling of the reservoir when the next rainy season begins in July. Egypt, which depends on the Nile for most of its fresh-water needs, is opposed to any development it says will impact the downstream flow of the river, a position that’s echoed by mutual neighbor Sudan.

Al qahirahNile riverEgypt generalTarek el tablawyMirette magdyRiccardo fabianiSamuel gebreSameh shoukryAbdel latif wahbaAbdel fattah el sisiMohammed alaminUnited nations security councilEuropean unionAfrican unionInternational crisis groupGrand ethiopian renaissance dam