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Ethiopia had sent its version of the guidelines and rules on the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt resumed the virtual tripartite negotiations on the dam last Monday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) after they were suspended for two weeks.

In statement issued yesterday, the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, said “Ethiopia had sent its version of the guidelines and rules on the filling of the GERD.”

Ethiopia sent the document in line with the communiqué of the African Union Assembly Bureau dated 24 July 2020 and the understanding reached by the Ministers of Water Affairs, it said.

However, Egypt and Sudan requested to adjourn the meeting to be able to consider the guidelines and rules that Ethiopia had communicated, it added.

According to the statement, an agreement has been reached to resume the negotiation once the two countries complete their consideration.

The meeting was adjourned to reconvene on Monday 10 August 2020 as proposed by Egypt’s delegation. The meeting held for the past two days was attended by observers from South Africa, European Union (EU), the United States (US), and AU Bureau of the Assembly assigned experts

Ministry of Health stated that it will conduct close to 17 Million COVID 19 tests during the nationwide testing and prevention campaign kicked off recently.

In a press conference held to brief media on the nationwide COVID 19 testing and prevention campaign, Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse said the efforts being exerted by the government to curb the pandemic are nothing without active participation of the general public.

The campaign will not be effective without active participation of the general public, the Minister said calling all stakeholders to join hands against the pandemic which is rapidly spreading among the community.

She called for augmentation of isolation and treatment facilities in all Woredas of the country for the transmission of the virus is drastically rising in all parts of the nation.

Dr. Lia further requested artists and public figures to contribute their share for the success of the national testing and prevention campaign in creating awareness through artistic works how to effectively prevent and control the spread of the virus.

The Minister urged the public to get tested and adhere to precautions by washing their hands, wearing masks and keeping distances as per the precautions set by the government for the successfulness of the campaign in terms of curtailing the spread of coronavirus in the country.

Ethiopians all over have voiced support to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) expressing their delight on developments through merrymaking.

Many have celebrated GERD declaring the Motto “Our voice for our dam” joining outdoor events took place in several cities of the country.

Thousand of Addis Ababa residents, dressed colorfully and waving the national flag have shouted joyfully “It is My Dam”, “Our voice for our dam” Slogans across the streets of the capital.

Some were dancing in a very peculiar way just to express their delight over successful developments of GERD.

Several segments of the community regardless of their age and social status have reaffirmed support for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

A huge number of cars beeping their horns have also joined the multitudes of residents being in a pile, some loading youths who were singing loudly in support of GERD.

Artists and renowned figures have also participated in an event held at Sheraton Hotel to honor the dam and voice support for its successful wrapping up.

The event is aimed to celebrate the first phase filling of the dam and promote Ethiopia’s Rights on the utilization of Abay River among the global community.

Various embassies and consulate offices of Ethiopia in various parts of the world have also organized events where diplomatic corps and members of the diaspora reaffirmed support for the national flagship project.

Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen and other high ranking government officials took part in the event.

The Deputy Premier, on the occasion, expressed gratitude to all Ethiopians contributed to the construction of GERD calling for continued engagement in the Green Legacy Initiative Campaign for sustainable wellbeing of the dam.

የማያልቀው ሃብት ለሌላው ያካፈሉት ነው ስሜቱም ሁልጊዜ አብሮ ይቆያል እንደሚባለው በዚህ በከፋ ጊዜም ካሎት ላይ በማካፈልዎ እናመሰግናለን።

The only riches that last are the ones that are shared. Thank you for saving lives. #Covid19 #Ethiopia

https://covid19.ethiopianembassy.org/

ለትውልዱ በሙሉ የመጣ ፈተናን ተባብሮ ከመመከት ውጭ አማራጭ የለንም! እናመሰግናለን!

We have no option than joining hands to stop #Covid19! Thank you. 

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