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Egypt said last month that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam, an issue that involves Nile River water rights and the interests of Egypt and Sudan.
Egypt and Sudan discussed the Nile River and cooperation during a visit to Cairo by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil al-Taib Idris on Thursday. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi received the visiting Sudan official, who spoke at a joint briefing with Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly.
Madbouly expressed “complete rejection of the unilateral steps that Ethiopia is taking regarding the Nile River. Egypt said last month that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam, an issue that involves Nile River water rights and the interests of Egypt and Sudan.
Egypt has long opposed the construction of the dam, because it would reduce the country’s share of Nile River waters, a key source for most of Egypt’s agriculture and its more than 100 million people.
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Speaking in his first visit abroad since taking office, Idris said “there is agreement” and “consensus” on the matters that were brought up in the discussions.
