U. N. Security Council Meets to discuss the increasingly bitter dispute about ethiopias grand dream extends down. Below thank you for joining us pressure is mounting on u. S. President donald trump over allegations that russia paid that the taliban to target u. S. Soldiers in afghanistan the white house has invited 8 members of congress for a briefing on the intelligence reports trying says the Intelligence Briefings revealed by the New York Times never reached him because the agencies they didnt think that they were credible House Speaker nancy pelosi says trumps the nyos shows that it wants to ignore any allegation against russia and its president Vladimir Putin the Washington Post meanwhile has reported that several american soldiers are believed to have died because of the Russian Program at a press conference the White House Press secretary reiterated the trumpet not being briefed on the alleged russian bounties there is no consensus within the Intelligence Community on these allegations and. In effect there are dissenting opinions from some in the Intelligence Community with regards to the veracity of whats being reported in the veracity of the underlying allegations continue to be evaluated. Glenn karl is a former Deputy NationalIntelligence Officer for transnational threats with the cia he says the information would have been conveyed to the president spent my career doing this and i know how things are funneled up the chain of command or what kind of things are in something of this importance would absolutely be briefed to the white house now did a cia officer sit down and speak directly to the president say x. Y. And z. Possibly not most likely yes but would the information have been conveyed to the top of the chain of command which is the president certainly the people that mcinerney the press woman for the president cites are all or trump appointees and i dont take at face value what this. Saying in the u. S. The Supreme Court there has struck down a louisiana law that places restrictions on doctors who perform abortions the surprise the citizen to the fan the procedure and abortion rights comes after fierce opposition from conservative justices the vote was 5 to 4 with chief Justice John Roberts voting with the courts a 4 member liberal wing its the 1st the big Abortion Case since trump appointed 2 new justices shifting the court to the right and the abortion activists staged a protest outside the Supreme Court mike hanna has more now from washington on the significance of this ruling. Well it has a massive impact on a century the louisiana law made ensure that doctors would have to have visiting rights to a local hospital in effect what it meant is that all the clinics that were helping women would have to shut down in effect it would then undercut the decades long right of women to choose which is entrenched in u. S. Constitutional law so this is basically thrown that out of court it has preserved the basis of womans right to choose within law now that a number of significant matters about this firstly that the swing voter has a 54 decision was made by the chief Justice John Roberts now very significantly 4 years ago there was a virtually identical case before the Supreme Court roberts voted in favor of that case in other words that the physician should have visited writes he reversed his decision in this case giving that pliable majority for one very important reason that he believed he had to follow the precedent of a decision taken by the court before what this means is that in the future when you have got such a cunt department divided case the chief justice is going to go with precedent very significant the World Health Organization has warned the crown of our spend they make us far from under control and the worst is yet to come its sending a team to china next week to investigate the origins of the disease which are still are. We on one this to be over we all want to get on with our lives but the hard reality is this is not even close to being over although many countries have made some progress globally the pundit is actually speeding up. The u. N. Security council is meeting virtually to discuss if a o. P. s controversial 4000000000. 00 hydroelectric dam on the blue nile river if they appear began construction of the grantor in a sense than 9 years ago and as expect at the start filling it next month so that in the egypt to which is almost entirely dependent on the nile for its fresh Water Supplies are deeply concerned and want the un to intervene at the us tried to broker a deal this year but if he appeared that not attend the signing ceremony accusing the trumpet ministration of siding with egypt thank you like any one where rosemarie de carlo the of the secretary general for political and Peace Building Affairs is addressing a Virtual Meeting of the Security Council on that dispute over the grand opening renascence them lets listen in and the republic of the sudan the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam a major hydro power project located on the blue nile in ethiopia has been its fungal go move region began in april 2011 through the generation of hydro electricity the gird will significantly boost ethiopias Energy Sources allowing it to increase electrification exhilarate industrialization and export excess electricity to the region recognizing the need for cooperation on the gird to fully realize its benefits and mitigate potential negative effects on the downstream countries the blue nile riparian countries have undertaken several commendable initiatives over the past decades these include the establishment of an International Panel of experts and 2012 to examine the Design Construction plans of the gird a follow up Tripartite National committee in 2014 and the 2015 declaration of principles on the gird. The declaration takes note of the rising demand on the trans boundary Water Resources of egypt ethiopia and sudan the 3 countries committed to several principles including cooperation equitable and reasonable utilization security and the peaceful settlement of disputes in 2800. 00 the 3 countries formed a National IndependentResearch Study group which was to discuss the filling and operation of the gird trilateral discussions at the ministry a level as well as among heads of state at taken place over the last 2 years and have been assisted by the United States and the world bank since 2019 a draft text was discussed but the 3 riparian states were not able to Reach Agreement on the text presented in february 2027 dan therefore under the leadership of Prime Minister dr abdullah 100 took the initiative earlier this month to seek to narrow the differences on this issue we understand that 90 percent of the technical issues have already been settled following the inconclusive negotiations in february the 3 countries agreed to appoint observers to the talks including the republic of south africa the United States and the European Union their representatives have been observers to the recent meetings on 26 june south africa as the chair of African Union convened euro of the African Union heads of state president sisi Prime Minister avi and Prime Minister honda attended the session and agreed to an annual end process aimed to resolve standing issues the parties will meet over the next 2 weeks for this purpose i commend the parties for their determination to negotiate an agreement and applaud the African Unions effort to facilitate a process to this end. The remaining differences are technical and legal in nature they include the binding nature of an agreement the dispute resolution mechanism and the management of water flow through droughts mr president while the United Nations has not participated in the negotiations heard the secretary general is fully seized of this matter i reiterate the secretary general statement of 19 may urging the parties to peacefully resolve all of standing differences these differences can be overcome and an agreement can be reached should all the parties show the necessary political will to compromise in line with the spirit of cooperation highlighted in the 2015 declaration of principles the United Nations stands ready to assist through technical an expert support as appropriate and as requested by the 3 countries this includes any support that may require be required by the a led process transponder eat more of cooperation is a key element in the implementation of the Sustainable Development goals i would like to emphasize that Climate Change combined with projected demographic growth and Socio Economic changes will increase Water Management challenges worldwide not only for blue nile referring countries. Mr president cooperation is not is there are some game it is the key to a successful collective effort to reduce poverty and increase growth thus delivering on the Development Potential of the region we firmly hope that egypt ethiopia and sudan or persevered with efforts to achieve an agreement on the gird that is beneficial to all thank you mr president. So weve just been listening to rosemary the carlow the u. N. And the secretary general for political and Peace Building Affairs of the special u. N. Security council Virtual Meeting to discuss the ground the ethiopian or nascent then as we were hearing there from rosemary the carlow the 3 countries involved d. C. Opiah so than and egypt have not been able to come to some kind of agreement i believe were going to be listening now to the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. A kelly craft lets listen as a facilitator an observer of the negotiations on an agreement for the filling and operation of gird over the last several months the United States understands and appreciates the importance of the nile river to the history stay and futures of egypt ethiopia and sudan we have seen 1st hand how the nile is deeply intertwined with the National Identities of egypt ethiopia in sudan and how its future is a paramount importance to the livelihoods and the well being of their peoples i know 1st hand as President Trump has prioritized the guard within our cabinet occur poses a unique opportunity for this part of africa where precipitation brought deserve education and Economic Development have befallen generations of people an agreement on a guard has the potential to transform a region that is home to over 250000000 people expanding Economic Opportunities to trounce boundary cooperation and regional integration increased Food Security improved Energy Access and expanded Agricultural Products are just a few of the transformational benefits that the government can afford the region. The considerable work by egypt ethiopia and sudan over the last several months show it is possible to reach a balanced and equitable agreement that takes into account the interest of the 3 countries if there is a commitment a mug all to do so we commence the government of sudan and Prime Minister have Docks Administration for ongoing efforts to encourage this process and bring the parties together including through hosting talks are earlier this month the United States takes note of the recent efforts at the African Union to facilitate additional discussions among the 3 countries on the gird we had knowledge of the efforts of South African president ramos up to bring this issue before of the African Union bureau we recognize that this issue is before the council because time is short and the window to achieving such an agreement may be rapidly closing we encourage all countries to build on their substantial progress and part of. And the compromises that lead to that progress and further call on all countries to refrain from making any statements or taking any actions that would undermine the goodwill necessary to achieve an agreement we strongly believe that with constructive dialogue and cooperation a solution is within reach and we reaffirm our commitment to remain engaged with the 3 countries until they conclude a final agreement we look forward to receiving further reports on this very important issue thank you. Just not because of comes easy listening there to kelly craft is the Us Ambassador to the un the us has also played a key role in trying to mediate between the 3 countries over the grand paper in a sense than we do now to listen to the South African ambassador to the un jerry gene and that is because south africa is currently chair of the assembly of the African Union and the African Union is also mediating a crucial role in trying to find some kind of agreement between the 3 nations involved lets listen to the South African ambassador where the last few weeks you can solicit received letters from each of the 3 countries dealing detail in the perspective on the ground if you can the message that. What is no doubt hear from the lead. And the interests of this is not that the narrative it is an extremely important results for the african continent specifically for the 3 countries its a pia as the region of the. Suit and where the queen who really is of the way and blue nile takes place and egypt where the nile flew in a bit you didnt see. That many. Countries lets round it to the nile basin mr president there even is not only a source of development but survival for the riparian states and this is shared not sort of is all this is illusion that the corporation or his utilization that was the russian will get it is you know im going for almost a decade. I didnt expect it to us in the new era of the follow up man and not only for the 4 pia but potentially then toss up region of the african continent it would be that big as had the lid to them on the african continent and were deaf or be celebrated as a symbol of a much needed to follow up meant at not become a source. And is likely to meet with the president is really concerned discussion today is taking place and i joined i quote peace and security enough it is a terrible mission that they issue of what effect of can contain and although it is a Development Time that the Patient Protection of the African Union it is a republic of south africa without a doubt about polls couldnt ve interviewed you of the bureau of the air you assembly on going to cities june credited and inviting the leaders of all Different Countries to participate and the discussions developed tending to gab a bit o. Was he presented by the president of the republic of the congo of egypt kenya and mother and another Prime Minister of ethiopia. The countrys can say and the chairperson of the air you Commission Mr fucking were invited to participate in that meeting the meeting was characterized by a positive and constructive spirit that clearly showed it willingness of order parties to find a mutually acceptable like a demand on or else than the issues pertaining to cat importantly mr president the butyl of the African Union. Assembly recognized the petition to get into a. Project but ive been called in it and theyre committed to process a city that i thought again a. We welcome that had taken by the 3 parties egypt filipina as done at the bureau miti to free from making any statement or taking any action that may jeopardize our complicate the lead courses aimed at finding an acceptable solution or nor a standing about us while noting that most of the issues in the tub parted the wishes in between. Have already been resolved the bureau or they assumed the agreed to men to the top and to committees dealing with