Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:20:58 +0200
Visit to Ethiopia doesn't mean Egypt agrees on dam project: Minister
Irrigation minister visits dam's construction site, the first by Egyptian
official
Ahram Online,
Thursday 25 Sep 2014
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Egypt's irrigation minister has stressed that his visit to Ethiopia's Grand
Renaissance Dam doesn't mean that Egypt agrees with the ongoing project,
Al-Ahram's Arabic news website reported.
Hossam Moghazy had a tour with his Ethiopian and Sudanese counterparts at
the site of the dam on Monday, the first by an Egyptian official since
construction began in April 2011.
The dam has been a source of concern for the Egyptian government, which
fears the downstream project will affect its access to the Nile, its main
source of potable water.
Meanwhile, Moghazy confirmed that Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt have accepted
the terms of an international consultancy team to conduct two studies on the
dam's potential impact.
He confirmed that Ethiopia gave Egypt five previously requested studies on
the dam.
The next meeting for the tripartite committee will take place in Cairo on
21-22 October, he said.
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