Egypt Appeals To UN Security Council To Intervene Amidst Rising Tension Over Dam On River Nile
By Elite News Reporter
Egypt has called on the
United Nations Security Council to intervene to restart talks on the $4.6bn
hydroelectric dam being built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile near the border with
Sudan.
The move on Friday came as
tensions run high after multiple rounds of talks over the years between Egypt,
Ethiopia and Sudan failed to produce a deal for the filling and operation of
the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Cairo appealed to the UN
Security Council "to intervene to emphasize the importance that the three
countries ... continue negotiations in good faith," the Egyptian foreign
ministry said in a statement.
"The Arab Republic of
Egypt took this decision in light of the stalled negotiations that took place
recently on the Renaissance Dam as a result of Ethiopia...
