(May 29, 2013, (Ahram Online))--Egypt's foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned Ethiopian Ambassador
Mahmoud Dardir to express its displeasure with Ethiopia's construction
of a major dam on the Blue Nile. Head of the ministry's African affairs
committee, Ambassador Ali Hefny, along with other diplomats, met with
Dardir Wednesday to convey Egypt's unhappiness with the move.
Egyptian diplomats further criticised Ethiopia for going ahead with the project without taking into account the recommendations of a technical committee – tasked with studying the issue – consisting of ten specialists, including representatives of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.
In a Tuesday interview with Ahram Online, Egyptian ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idris stated that Egypt was pursuing a "win-win scenario in which the interests of both sides can be served and accommodated." Read more from Ahram Online »
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Egyptian diplomats further criticised Ethiopia for going ahead with the project without taking into account the recommendations of a technical committee – tasked with studying the issue – consisting of ten specialists, including representatives of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.
In a Tuesday interview with Ahram Online, Egyptian ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idris stated that Egypt was pursuing a "win-win scenario in which the interests of both sides can be served and accommodated." Read more from Ahram Online »
Related topics:
Egypt not opposed to Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam
Ethiopian dam on Nile worries neighbors
Ethiopia calls for diplomatic solution for equitable use of Nile water
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