Ethiopian Ambassador Briefs Local, International Media in Cairo on Current Affairs

March 31/2021(ENA) Ethiopian ambassador to Egypt, Markos Tekle briefed local and International media in Egypt on Wednesday regarding the current situation in Ethiopia.

Ambassador Markos also gave a press briefing on the bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Egypt as well as the ongoing negotiation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

He talked about the bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Egypt in the political and economic fields.

The ambassador noted the enormous opportunities available between the two countries to enhance cooperation and underscored the need to address temporary challenges that could affect the success of efforts aimed at utilizing these opportunities.

On GERD negotiations, the ambassador expressed Ethiopia’s principled position and longstanding commitment to resolve the difference over the GERD through dialogue.

However, unless Ethiopia’s desire to address the issue is not reciprocated, it would be difficult to have a win-win agreement, stated the ambassador.

On the current situation in Ethiopia, the ambassador briefed the media about recent developments and expressed his hope that the media will report based on the realities on the ground than disseminating unsubstantiated and politically motivated misinformation aimed at undermining the government.

To this end, the ambassador has expressed the embassy’s readiness to cooperate with the media.