EU recognizes absolutely much concern of Egyptians, Sudanese over GERD: top diplomat

CAIRO - 13 July 2020: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the EU understands "very much the concerns of the Egyptians and the Sudanese" over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue.

"Our recipe is the same: dialogue and political understanding. We have been asking for it, we will continue asking for it," Borrell said in press remarks carried by the EU's website.

"I think that water – having been minister of water in Spain- I know very well how important water is, and how complex can be the confrontations about water use among territories. But I think the water of the Nile can be used for everybody, in a way that benefits everybody, depending on the capacity to seal the deal and this can be done only through goodwill negotiations, and that is what we are asking for," he added.

Meanwhile, Borrell said he will have the pleasure to meet with "my colleague the Foreign Affairs Minister of Egypt [Sameh Shoukry] and certainly, we are going to talk about it. It is not the first time that I am talking about the issue of the [Grand Ethiopian Renaissance] Dam with the Sudanese, Egyptians and the Ethiopians themselves".