Cairo,
EGYPT
Kenya supports Egypt’s “positive stance” on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), President Uhuru Kenyatta told Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in a phone call on Tuesday.
El-Sisi’s spokesman
Bassam Rady said the president received a phone call from his Kenyan
counterpart in which they exchanged developments on the dam after the collapse
of Washington-mediated talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan last
month.
Kenyatta described the
Egyptian stance as one that comes out of “sincere political will,” according to
the Egyptian statement.
Addis Ababa did not
attend the last round of US-sponsored talks on the dam in February, citing the
need for more time for further domestic consultations.
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya |
Over the past weeks,
Egyptian officials have delivered messages on developments related to the GERD
to Gulf and European partners, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, France and the
European Union, in an attempt to seek support.
Egypt’s Foreign
Minister Sameh Shoukry began an African tour this week to garner further
support on the matter.
Shoukry made stops in
Burundi and South Africa and is set to visit Tanzania, the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, South Sudan, Niger and Rwanda. - Africa
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