Mohamed Abdel Aati
In a meeting with Annette Weber, Special Representative for the Horn of Africa at the European Union, Abdel Aati also warned that such false statements and unilateral management will also cause harms to the downstream countries of Egypt and Sudan.
He touched upon challenges facing the water sector, which entails action by Egypt to maximize its benefit from water resources.
Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati on Tuesday said Egypt’s flexibility in the negotiations to resolve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue was met by Ethiopian intransigence.
The two ministers discussed enhancing cooperation between Egypt and South Sudan and the convening of the joint higher committee that is scheduled through July in Cairo, a statement by the Egyptian Irrigation Ministry said.
Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati on Sunday said South Sinai governorate will be totally safe from floods by the end of 2018.
Egypt will chair the Group of 77 and China (G-77/China) as of January 2018, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Friday.
Mohamed Abdel Aati expressed on Sunday Egypt's concern over the future of talks with Sudan and Ethiopia after they rejected the introductory report.
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati has met with his South Sudanese counterpart Sophia Pal Gai along with her accompanying delegation.
