Sisi and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Reaffirm Diplomatic Approach on Ethiopia’s Dam
Officials said Egypt will pursue diplomacy and international law while expanding desalination and reuse to protect its water share.
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While Addis Ababa is sinking again into the civil war, Cairo is working to diplomatically isolate its neighbour in order to prevent him from unilaterally controlling the waters of the Nile, on which Egypt depends almost exclusively for its supply.
Sisi and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Reaffirm Diplomatic Approach on Ethiopia’s Dam
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said Egypt will continue to prioritize diplomacy and peaceful solutions in dealing with Ethiopia’s dam, while stressing that such an approach would not be allowed to “come at the expense of Egypt’s existence and its people.” Speaking during an expanded meeting on Tuesday, 29 September, at the Strategic Command headquarters in the New Capital, attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, cabinet ministers, milita…
State prioritizes diplomacy on Ethiopian Dam, but 'not at expense of the existence of Egypt and its people', El-Sisi
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met on Tuesday at the Strategic Command Headquarters in the New Administrative Capital with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, the full Cabinet, the Council of Governors, senior military and police leaders, village mayors, tribal sheikhs, and policy experts.
In front of generals and ministers Sisi opens to diplomacy but sets a limit; the foreign minister asks to double the share of water. Addis Ababa accuses Cairo of arming the rebels and plans three new dams.
Al-Sisi: Egypt committed to diplomacy on Ethiopian dam, but water security is non-negotiable
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said Egypt would continue to prioritise diplomacy and peaceful solutions in dealing with Ethiopia’s dam, but stressed that this would not come “at the expense of Egypt’s existence and its people”, while noting that Cairo was also expanding desalination, water treatment, and water reuse to increase available resources. Egypt has for […]
The Egyptian President, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, on Tuesday, confirmed that the Ethiopian dam file would not be at the expense of the existence of Egypt and its people, stressing the priority of diplomacy and peaceful solutions, in parallel with the Cairo move to increase its water resources...
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