I considered it a threat to my downstream country

Egypt rejects Ethiopian statements regarding the completion of filling the Renaissance Dam

Egypt regrets that Ethiopian officials used the language of sovereignty in their conversations about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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Yesterday, Egypt announced its rejection of Ethiopian statements regarding the completion of the filling of the Renaissance Dam, even if no agreement was reached on the rules for filling and operating the dam.

This came as a response to the statements of the Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation, during the conference held in Addis Ababa yesterday, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

The spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Hafez, said in a press statement yesterday, that “these statements, which confirmed Ethiopia’s intention to complete the filling of the Renaissance Dam, even if no agreement was reached on the rules for filling and operating the dam, again reveal Ethiopia’s intention and desire to impose The status quo on the two downstream states, which is rejected by Egypt, because of the threat it poses to the interests of the Egyptian and Sudanese peoples, and the impact of such unilateral measures on security and stability in the region.

He added, “It is regrettable that Ethiopian officials use the language of sovereignty in their conversations about exploiting the resources of a river that crosses borders. International rivers are a joint ownership of the riparian states, and it is not permissible to extend sovereignty over them or seek to monopolize them, but rather they must employ these natural resources to serve the peoples of the countries that share them On the basis of the rules of international law, the most important of which are the principles of cooperation, fairness and non-harm.

The spokesman also indicated that these Ethiopian statements reflect the absence of political will on the Ethiopian side to negotiate in order to reach a settlement to the Renaissance Dam crisis.

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