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T T r i l l a t t e r a l l N e g o t t i i a t t i i o n s o v e r G E R D t t o the dam also supports the development and better
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Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Seleshi Bek- and droughts.
ele announced today that the trilateral negotiation on
the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is ex- Ethiopia as always is determined for principled, equi-
pected to resume over the coming weekend under the table & reasonable utilization without causing signifi-
chairmanship of the new African Union (AU) Chair, cant harm, the minister added.
the DRC.

According him, the negotiation will resume based on
extended invitations by the chair to Ministers of For-
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of the three countries.
AU experts, observers, and experts of the three coun-
tries are also expected to attend the discussion, he
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“Greetings to all Ethiopians and happy anniversary for
the 10th year of the commencement of the construction
of the GERD: Your dam is now 79 percent complete.

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Pfizer and BioNTech said that trials suggest their vac-
cine is effective against a coronavirus variant that
first emerged in South Africa, which some experts
worry might evade existing shots.
We are committed to peace and fair and reasonable
utilization of the basin. We shall continue our support The drugmakers also said in a statement that 12,000
people involved in their Phase 3 trial experi-
for the Renaissance Dam and strengthen our commit-
enced high levels of protection against Covid-19 six
ment to peace,” Seleshi stated in his twitter page.
months after their second dose, with no serious safety
The Nile is a transboundary water resource and the concerns.
GERD project is a crucial infrastructure for energy
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generation for Ethiopia, he said. He further stated that
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