{"id":320900,"date":"2021-02-03T13:55:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egy-africa.com\/en\/?p=320900"},"modified":"2021-02-03T13:55:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:55:29","slug":"egypts-sisi-discusses-latest-developments-of-gerd-with-south-african-counterpart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egy-africa.com\/en\/2021\/02\/03\/egypts-sisi-discusses-latest-developments-of-gerd-with-south-african-counterpart\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s Sisi discusses latest developments of GERD with South African counterpart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt\u2019s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed on Tuesday the latest developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, the Egyptian presidency stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement, President El-Sisi expressed his appreciation for President Ramaphosa\u2019s efforts during the GERD talks while chairing the African Union (AU) last year,.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed his hope that this vital file would witness a hopeful and necessary progress in the upcoming period under AU chairmanship of Congo, and lead to a legally binding agreement that would protect Egypt\u2019s water rights.<\/p>\n<p>From his side, President Ramaphosa expressed his views on Egypt\u2019s positive efforts during the GERD talks &#8211; under the auspices of the AU &#8211; in order to reach a solution for the issue.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders also discussed the arrangements for the upcoming AU meeting, which is going to be held via video conference next week.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sisi also also congratulated Ramaphosa on his successful tenure as chairman of the AU in a very critical year with many challenges, on top of them the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, El-Sisi discussed the latest developments in the GERD dispute with his Congolese Counterpart F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi, the incoming AU chairperson, during a meeting held at Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement released by the Egyptian presidency, both leaders agreed to reinforce joint coordination to follow up on the developments of the GERD dispute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt\u2019s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed on Tuesday the latest developments in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, the Egyptian presidency stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":319923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-320900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-abdel-fattah-al-sisi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - 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