The Minister of Irrigation: Ethiopia calls for the resumption of negotiations, formal attempts to improve its image
Dr. Hani Swailem, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, met a number of ambassadors transferred to the presidency of Egyptian diplomatic missions abroad. Water, capacity building, and technology transfer. . . And & rdquo; Hydroloa Research Institute & RDQUO; and grants provided to study in Egyptian universities.
& nbsp; 1600 billion cubic meters annually, and the volume of rain falling on the Nile Basin countries – whether inside the Nile River basin or other ponds of other rivers in these countries – reaches about 7000 billion cubic meters annually of water, while Egypt’s water share is 55.5 billion m & SuP3; Only. Ethiopia in imposing a fait accompli through mono procedures related to the Nile River, as it is a common international water resource, in a clear violation of international law, especially the rules related to fair and fair uses of international waterways, and not to cause serious harm. Access to a binding agreement with the two estuary states, and despite the fundamental reservations expressed by both Egypt and Sudan, which reflects an Ethiopian approach based on thought that seeks attempts to impose water hegemony instead of adopting the principle of partnership and cooperation, which will not allow the Egyptian state to happen. The repeated invitations issued by the Ethiopian side are nothing more than formal attempts aimed at improving the mental image of Ethiopia on the international scene, and showing it with the appearance of the side of negotiation, but the practical reality, and the path of negotiation extending for more than thirteen years without reaching a binding legal agreement, clearly demonstrates the absence of political will on the Ethiopian side, and the lack of these calls for credibility And seriousness, in the absence of any indication of the existence of a real intention to turn the sayings into clear obligations and concrete actions on the ground. Swailem that Egypt categorically rejects any attempts to be development in Ethiopia at the expense of the rights of the Mawli state. Climate.
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