by By Samy Magdy, The Associated Press
Posted Jul 5, 2021 7:07 pm ADT
Last Updated Jul 5, 2021 at 7:09 pm ADT
CAIRO (AP) Egypt said Monday that Ethiopia has reported it is starting to fill the reservoir of a controversial dam on the Nile River’s main tributary, a move likely to increase tensions ahead of a U.N. Security Council meeting on the dispute, which also includes Sudan.
A statement by Egypt’s Irrigation Ministry said Minister Mohammed Abdel-Aty received an official notice from his Ethiopian counterpart notifying Egypt of the reservoir filling for the second year.
The statement said Egypt categorically rejects such a “unilateral move,” calling it a “clear and grave violation” of a 2015 agreement. It said the move is a threat to region’s security and peace.
By Samy Magdy July 05, 2021 - 3:07 PM
CAIRO (AP) â Egypt said Monday that Ethiopia has reported it is starting to fill the reservoir of a controversial dam on the Nile River s main tributary, a move likely to increase tensions ahead of a U.N. Security Council meeting on the dispute, which also includes Sudan.
A statement by Egyptâs Irrigation Ministry said Minister Mohammed Abdel-Aty received an official notice from his Ethiopian counterpart notifying Egypt of the reservoir filling for the second year.
The statement said Egypt categorically rejects such a âunilateral move,â calling it a âclear and grave violationâ of a 2015 agreement. It said the move is a threat to regionâs security and peace.
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Ethiopia s Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo Asharq Al-Awsat
Addis Ababa has started the next phase of filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River, Egyptian authorities said Monday, raising tensions ahead of an upcoming UN Security Council on the issue.
A statement by Egypt’s Irrigation Ministry late Monday said Minister Mohammed Abdel-Aty received an official notice from his Ethiopian counterpart notifying Egypt of the reservoir filling for the second year.
The ministry said the move was a violation of international laws and norms that regulate projects built on the shared basins of international rivers, and had expressed its firm rejection of this unilateral measure.
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