CAIRO – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed the need for reaching a fair, balanced and legal agreement regulating the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in line with international law and UNSC resolutions without any unilateral action.
The president was speaking at a press conference following a meeting with his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall at al-Ittihadiya palace in Cairo.
The Nile River should be a source of cooperation and development, the president said, adding that the Nile represents a lifeline for the peoples of the Nile Basin countries.
The meeting also dealt with various challenges threatening the continent, particularly the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on efforts to eradicate terrorism, Sisi noted.
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