DUBAI, 11 March, 2021, (TON): On Thursday, Egyptian Foreign Minister (FM) Sameh Shoukry said that it was necessary to sort out the Renaissance Dam issue before the onset of the next flood season.

During a discussion with Josep Borrell, he said that the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, that Ethiopia’s decision to unilaterally fill the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will have negative consequences and stressed the importance of global involvement to resolve the case.

Egypt last month mentioned it has endorsed a Sudanese proposal to internationalize arbitration in the year’s long dispute with Ethiopia over the dam that Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile.

He further said that Cairo backs the development of an "international quartet" including the US, the EU, and the UN, alongside the African Union to encourage arriving at an arrangement on the filling and activity of the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam.

The question fixates on how much water Ethiopia will deliver downstream if a multi-year dry season happens and how the three nations would settle any future debates. Egypt and Sudan likewise require a lawfully authoritative concession to the dam's filling and activity, while Ethiopia demands rules.