---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Ashworth <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 7:07 PM Subject: [sudan-john-ashworth] Fw: Egypt to protect its Nile quota To: Group <[email protected]>
Ministry to form committee tasked with protecting Egypt's Nile quota Metwali Salem Thu, 03/03/2011 - 19:36 al Masry al Youm Sources at the Ministry of Irrigation have called for the establishment of a legal committee mandated with "preserving Egypt’s historical right to Nile water" and "restoring Egypt's leading role in the Nile Basin." The same sources warned that Ethiopia planned to build four new dams on the Nile in addition to the planned Tekeze Dam (which will store up to 30 billion cubic meters of water) and the Border Dam (which will store 14 billion cubic meters of water). These new dams, the sources warned, could constitute a threat to Egypt’s water security. The sources also said that the ministry’s Nile water department had "no information" about these proposed projects except what it had read in the newspapers. "This means that Egypt has failed in handling this file," sources said. The same sources also called for stepped-up cooperation with Ethiopia and the new nation of South Sudan in regard to water projects. Any new agreement having to do with Nile water quotas must be ratified by at least six Nile Basin states in order to be considered internationally binding. Translated from the Arabic Edition. http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/338301 END ______________________ John Ashworth Sudan Advisor Sudan Ecumenical Forum [email protected] +254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile) +249 919 695 362 (Sudan mobile) +27 82 853 3556 (South Africa mobile) +44 750 304 1790 (UK/international) +88 216 4334 0735 (Thuraya satphone) PO Box 52002 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya This is a personal e-mail address and the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation -- The content of this message does not necessarily reflect John Ashworth's views. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, John Ashworth is not the author of the content and the source is always cited. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudan-john-ashworth" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.za/group/sudan-john-ashworth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
