The Council of the League of Arab States at the Ministerial level in its extraordinary session in Doha, expressed serious concerns regarding Ethiopia’s announcement about its intention to fill the reservoir of the Renaissance Dam during the upcoming flood season this summer.

A statement in this regard was issued following briefings by the Foreign Ministers of Sudan and Egypt on the developments related to the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

The session described the Ethiopian decision as a unilateral procedure that violates the binding and mandatory rules of international law-in particular the agreement of the principals’ announcement among the three countries in Khartoum on March 23,2015 which would harm the water security of Egypt and Sudan.

It was demanded that Ethiopia should stop taking any unilateral measures that harm the water security of Egypt and Sudan.

The session urged the UNSC to assure its responsibilities in this regard by holding an urgent consultive meeting on the subject and take the necessary procedures to launch an effective negotiation process that grantees reaching legally binding, just and balanced agreement.

The session also called upon the Arab member in the UNSC (currently Tunisia) and the committee (which includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Iraq)formed according to the decision of the extraordinary round of the Council on June 23,2020, which is tasked with following up the case and co-ordinate accordingly with the UNSC to intensify their efforts and continue to closely coordinate with Sudan and Egypt on the future plans in this regards.