Egypt, Sudan say Ethiopian Nile dam represents ‘threat’

CAIRO/ISTANBUL

Egypt and Sudan on Wednesday called an Ethiopian dam built by Addis Ababa on the Nile River as a “threat” to the two countries.

This came in a joint statement issued following talks in Cairo between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Irrigation Minister Hani Sweilam and a Sudanese delegation led by State Minister of Foreign Affairs Omar Sediq.

“The consultations addressed developments regarding the Ethiopian dam, and both parties agreed that the Ethiopian dam, which violates international law, has serious consequences for the downstream countries and represents a continuous threat to stability in the Eastern Nile Basin under international law,” the statement said.