Better Egypt, Sudan relations could improve negotiations over GERD

Better Egypt, Sudan relations could improve negotiations over GERD: The strengthening relations between Egypt and Sudan’s ruling military council will have a “positive impact” on negotiations with Ethiopia over its planned Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), political expert Rani Haslan tells Asharq al-Awsat. The head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, Abdel Fattah El Burhan, said that he would not build relations with states that would harm Egypt or the Gulf during his meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday. The planned construction of the 6 GW GERD has been a source of tension between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia for several years now, and the issue remains unresolved.