The three countries have been in protracted negotiations over the project. With a projected capacity of more than 6,000 megawatts, Ethiopia sees GERD as the centerpiece of its bid to become Africa's biggest power exporter. Our national perseverance against all odds has delivered," Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office wrote on the social media platform X on Sunday. "Congratulations to all on the fourth filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Israel also accuses Iran of pursuing a nuclear weapon - a charge Iran denies.Įthiopia said on Sunday it had completed the fourth and final phase of filling a reservoir for its planned massive hydroelectric power plant on the Blue Nile, a project that Egypt and Sudan have long opposed.Ĭonstruction of the $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began in 2011 and Ethiopia sees the project as crucial to powering its economic development.Įgypt and Sudan, however, consider the project a serious threat to their vital water supplies. Israel considers Iran to be its greatest enemy, citing Iran’s calls for Israel’s destruction and its support for hostile militant groups on Israel’s borders. “These prices will be exacted deep inside Iran, in the heart of Tehran,” he said. This has been proven in the past, and in the future, we will ramp it up to the next level.”īarnea said Israel would go after the agents involved in the plots as well as the commanders who sent them. Be assured that we will get to you, and justice will be done for all to see. “Make no mistake, those of you who decided to dispatch the teams. “Our message is loud and clear and determined,” he said. He added that “as we speak” Iran is trying to carry out additional attacks. “The plots being pursued by these teams were orchestrated, masterminded and directed by Iran,” Barnea told the conference at Reichman University. Speaking at a security conference, David Barnea said that Israel and its allies had foiled 27 attacks over the past year in Europe, Africa, southeast Asia and South America. The head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency on Sunday said that Israel is prepared to strike “in the heart of Tehran” to track down the perpetrators of what he said were over two dozen Iranian attempts to hit Israeli and Jewish targets around the world. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she was planning to visit China in one of her next trips abroad. Tajani said he would leave this afternoon for a three-day diplomatic mission in Beijing. Rome is seen as highly unlikely to renew the deal when it expires in March 2024 and has until December to formally withdraw from the accord, which will otherwise be extended for five years.
"We will have to evaluate, the parliament will have to decide whether or not to renew our participation."
"The Silk Road did not bring the results we expected," Antonio Tajani said at the European House Ambrosetti economic forum shortly before leaving on a trip to China, Reuters reported. Under a previous government, Italy in 2019 became the first major Western nation to join China's infrastructure initiative, despite protests from the United States. Trade between Italy and China has not improved as expected since Rome joined Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative four years ago, Italy's Foreign Minister said on Saturday.
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