Ethiopia, April 16 -- Addis Ababa, April 16, 2021(Walta) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen said, neither politicization nor sabotage should guide policies over the Nile but promoting cooperation, understanding, and integration should be the guiding spirit.

The negotiations over the GERD provide this opportunity, he said if Egypt and Sudan follow a constructive approach to achieve a win-win outcome within the framework of the ongoing #AU-led process.

Exerting unnecessary pressure on Ethiopia by intentionally politicizing and internationalizing the matter will not make Ethiopia accept the colonial-era treaty over the Nile River, he said.

The Deputy Prime Minister said Ethiopia would never agree wit...