Sudan, Egypt reject to unilateral filling of Ethiopia's Nile dam

Sudan and Egypt on Wednesday reiterated rejection to unilateral filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

The two countries held closed-door talks in Sudan's Khartoum to review the latest developments regarding the GERD with the participation of the two countries' foreign and irrigation ministers.

At the conclusion of the talks, the two sides issued a joint communique in which they stressed on the risks of the unilateral filling of the GERD.

They stressed the importance of coordination at the regional and international levels to push Ethiopia to negotiate seriously and with political will to reach a satisfactory and binding deal.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency