Egypt Rejects Entebbe Agreement's Decisions On Nile Water

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Bahaa el-Din said Egypt will not agree on any decision to divide the water of the Nile, if it is taken without its participation. He added that Egypt would use the appropriate international mechanisms in the right time. The minister pointed out that there are continuing Egyptian-Sudanese contacts with Nile Basin countries, adding that cooperation is the best way to achieve development and stability for the peoples of the region. Bahaa el-Din stressed that the ministry takes all negative impacts, which may result from the establishment of the Ethiopian Dam, into account. The Minister said Ethiopia cooperates with Egypt and presents all studies and information about the dam. The final report will be submitted by the end of May 2013. The minister explained that there is a new mechanism for cooperation between the Eastern Nile Basin countries aside from the Entebbe Agreement the State of South Sudan is invited to join.