Ahmad 
Egypt announced on Sunday the suspension of its participation in the Renaissance Dam negotiations due to the intransigence of the Ethiopian side and the lack of solutions.
This came in Egypt’s speech delivered by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, during the ministerial consultative meeting between Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
Shoukry pointed out that Ethiopia pays attention only to individual interests and does not observe the minimum principles of good neighborliness, adding that this is what prompted his country to take the decision to stop its participation in those negotiations, which do not lead to tangible results as long as Ethiopia continues its current approach.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al-Budaiwi, reiterated that the water security of Egypt and Sudan is an integral part of Arab national security, explaining the rejection of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries for any measure that affects the rights of the two countries in the Nile waters.
Last December, the Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation announced the end of the fourth and final meeting of the Renaissance Dam negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, without achieving results, due to the continuation of Ethiopian positions as they are.
The ministry stressed that Egypt will closely monitor the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and reserves the right to defend its water and national security in the event of damage.
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia have been negotiating for 12 years to reach an agreement on filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, but long rounds of negotiations have not resulted in the signing of an agreement.