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Egypt supports development in Ethiopia, but not if it harms downstream nations: Abbas Sharaki
Egypt says new dams on shared Nile tributaries need coordination and a legally binding deal to protect downstream water rights.
- On Sunday, Egypt warned Ethiopia against attempting to control Nile River flows, following comments by Ethiopian Minister of Water and Energy Habtamu Geleta about constructing additional dams on the shared waterway.
- Egypt and Ethiopia have been at odds over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for 15 years, with negotiations failing to produce a legally binding agreement on the project's operation and management.
- Cairo University Professor of Geology and Water Resources Abbas Sharaki described the recent statements as "provocative," emphasizing that projects on international rivers must involve coordination among concerned countries.
- An Egyptian official stated Cairo has "several means at its disposal and is capable of defending the interests of its people when it comes to the Nile," describing Geleta's remarks as dangerous and delusional.
- Diplomats told Asharq Al-Awsat that Geleta's comments suggest the GERD could serve as political leverage over Cairo, though Ethiopia maintains the hydroelectric project is necessary for development and electricity generation.
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Ethiopia's plan to build three new dams on the Nile River has reignited its long-standing water dispute with Egypt. According to Ethiopia's plans, the new dams could have a total water storage capacity of up to 140 billion cubic meters. Egypt, however,
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