Egypt Denies Report It Offered Ethiopia Red Sea Access over GERD
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Egypt denies report it offered Ethiopia Red Sea access over GERD
An Egyptian official on Tuesday denied a report claiming Cairo offered to help Ethiopia secure access to the Red Sea in exchange for flexibility over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Reports that Cairo could help the landlocked country access the sea are "entirely unfounded", and Egypt's position on the dispute remains unchanged, an unnamed official told Egypt's state news agency MENA. The official was responding to claims made by Emi…
Secret Deal or False Reports? Egypt Comments on the Red Sea-to-Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Swap.
In a decisive response to recent reports, a senior Egyptian official categorically denied the validity of reports suggesting that Cairo was prepared to grant Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in exchange for flexibility on the Ethiopian dam issue.
Egypt Rejects Allegations of Red Sea Access Trade-Off with Ethiopia for GERD Flexibility - Dailynewsegypt
An official source, cited by the Middle East News Agency (MENA), has categorically denied reports claiming that Egypt is prepared to grant Ethiopia maritime access to the Red Sea in exchange for a shift in Ethiopia's stance regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Reports Dismissed as "Unfounded" The source emphasized that the
Cairo: Egypt, on Tuesday evening, denied current reports of its willingness to grant Ethiopia maritime access to the Red Sea in exchange for flexibility from Addis Ababa in the case of the Dam of Renaissance, which gives rise to tensions between the two countries.
Egypt open to supporting Ethiopia’s Red Sea access if water dispute softens
Offer requires Addis Ababa to drop plans for military presence on the coast Source: The National By Hamza Hendawi Cairo February 23, 2026 Egypt is prepared to work with African allies to help secure Ethiopia access to the Red Sea if Addis Ababa shows flexibility in its water dispute, sources in Cairo briefed on private deliberations told The National. The proposal was delivered to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week, according to the s…
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