Egypt Condemns Ethiopia's New Move To Fill Nile Dam
Jul 6, 2021 ·
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Egypt has denounced Ethiopia's decision to begin filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile for a second year. The Egyptian irrigation minister, Mohamed Abdel Aty,...
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Egypt has denounced Ethiopia's decision to begin filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile for a second year.
The Egyptian irrigation minister, Mohamed Abdel Aty, says he'd received official notice of the filling from Ethiopia and had categorically rejected it.
He says that the unilateral move was a violation of international laws and norms that regulate projects built on the shared basins of international rivers, including the Nile River.
The minister has also written to the United Nations Security Council informing it of the latest measure by Ethiopia.
Egypt and Sudan had warned Ethiopia that it should wait until they'd all reached a legally binding agreement on the operation of the dam.
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The Egyptian irrigation minister, Mohamed Abdel Aty, says he'd received official notice of the filling from Ethiopia and had categorically rejected it.
He says that the unilateral move was a violation of international laws and norms that regulate projects built on the shared basins of international rivers, including the Nile River.
The minister has also written to the United Nations Security Council informing it of the latest measure by Ethiopia.
Egypt and Sudan had warned Ethiopia that it should wait until they'd all reached a legally binding agreement on the operation of the dam.
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