Water Security
The Egyptian president also pointed out that negotiations mandate exercising patience.
Both parties also held consultations over ways to make the ongoing efforts succeed in reaching a legal binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Ethiopian dam.
The meetings are aimed at creating awareness on the repercussions of Ethiopia's unilateral measures pertinent to the filling and operation of the dam without a legal binding agreement.
The message conveys the status quo of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Egyptian stance on the issue.
The minister also reiterated the risk posed by continuous Ethiopian unilateral acts, particularly carrying out the second filling without agreement, and the impact of that on the security and stability of the region.
"The [Renaissance] dam is located in a geological nature that is one of a kind," Swelam pointed out.
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Aty gave Saturday a TV interview to Amr Adib to clarify the status of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis.
The minister spoke in a phone-in on April 11, 2021.
A number of Egyptian experts and former ministers gave insight on the issue.
Egypt says talks held in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, on March 4-5 did not achieve any progress or lead to an agreement on re-launching negotiations.
Abdel Aty underscored that the cut in Egypt's water share will impact the agricultural sector having 40 million workers, who already need support the most.
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Aty stated in a TV interview Saturday that Egypt does not acquire the lion share of Nile River water as propagated by Ethiopia.
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Aty stated in a TV interview Saturday that Egypt does not acquire the lion share of Nile River water as propagated by Ethiopia.
Abdel Aty warned against the massive repercussions that will not be accepted by Egypt.
That is within the framework of the Council of Arab-African States bordering Red Sea.
The talks among the three states are mediated by the African Union (AU).
President Sisi re-affirmed the fundamentals of the Egyptian stance mandating the crystallization of a legal binding agreement.
The Egyptian Embassy in Beijing organized on Monday a virtual meeting.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir discussed in Juba on Saturday the developments of negotiations on GERD.
Hamdok asserted that it must not be operated until an agreement is reached.
