Entebbe Agreement
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sweilam called Sunday on states that ratified the Entebbe Agreement to revisit their stances and resume talks.
In an interview with Egypt Today, Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Ambassador Hamdy Louza gives many exclusive statements.
Conflicts among Nile Basin countries have been taking place over the agreement since its endorsement by six out of 11 of these countries in 2010
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid emphasized that the security of Egypt’s share of Nile water is not subject to compromise in a Wednesday post on his official Twitter account.
Tens of Ugandan citizens received Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi at Entebbe airport upon his arrival to participate in the Nile Basin summit.
In 2010, Egypt froze its membership in Nile Basin Initiatives due to debatable articles in Entebbe Agreement.
The Nile Council of Presidents summit postponed to mid-June instead of being held as scheduled on May 25 in the Ugandan capital Kampala.
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