Sudan voices reservation over participation in Nile dam talks

An aerial view of the Grand Ethiopian Reinassance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Guba, northwest Ethiopia in this picture taken on July 20, 2020. PHOTO | AFP | ADWA PICTURES



Sudan has voiced its reservation over participation in a ministerial meeting on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that was convened on Monday, the country's Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry has said.

"Based on [the] outcome of the tripartite ministerial meeting held on Sunday, Sudan requested [the] convening of a bilateral meeting with the African Union (AU) experts and observers on the evening," the ministry said in a statement.