Addis Ababa - (Anatolia):
Held a signatory to the Framework Cooperation Agreement for the Nile basin known as the 'Entebbe' efforts to re-division of the waters of the Nile River, a meeting is expected next Thursday, to discuss the implications of Ethiopia begin to build a dam'' renaissance'' on the course of a tributary of the river, and gain more countries to sign the Convention.
The meeting comes in anticipation of the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers of the initiative of the Nile Basin Initiative countries ten (the countries located on the river or its tributaries located) scheduled on June 21.
The diplomatic sources, about contacts vigorous carried out by Ethiopia with the ministers of irrigation and water in the countries of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania (signatories to the Convention) to confirm participation in the meeting'' Entebbe'' due in Kenya, and to be held next Thursday.
The Kenyan diplomatic sources, said that the meeting came at the initiative of Ethiopia, which is seeking to win the support of the Nile Basin countries to build the dam, especially in light of the reservation by the Egyptian; fearing that affects its share of water.
To gain this support will urge Ethiopia those states to establish water projects similar to the Nile to ensure greater use of its water, and stressed that the dam Renaissance Ethiopian will benefit the countries that require electricity at cheap prices, including South Sudan, in addition to the signatories of the Convention, will attend Congo in its capacity as observer, in addition to the State of South Sudan signed during the meeting of the Convention, will not attend the Sudan, which is demanding not to hold any meetings except in the presence of the entire Nile Basin countries, was not yet known Egyptian position from the audience.
The sources added that Sudan For his part, seeks to both Ethiopia and Kenya and other countries signatory to the'' Entebbe'' for not meeting Thursday, and if necessary the meeting will be on the sidelines of the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Nile Basin countries, which is expected to be attended by all members on June 21 current southern Sudan; prevent flammable differences between signatories and non-signatories.
This comes as informed the minister of water resources in southern Sudan, Paul Mayom LACAC, Ethiopia, last night, that his country will sign the Convention on the'' Entebbe'', which re-division of shares of water in the Nile River on its ten, according to the statements, diplomatic sources Ethiopian.
It has already been pointed out, officials in southern Sudan to their desire to sign the agreement; since the state was founded in 2011 after splitting from Sudan, and joined the initiative of the Nile Basin countries in 2012, is not a signatory to the Conventions of 1929 and 1959, two special distribution of shares of the Nile water between the countries located on its course or the tributaries located, and is currently seeking to determine the share as one of the upstream countries.
They also noted that the establishment of the Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia's eastern neighbor of South Sudan, the latter will provide cheap electricity.
And put'' agreement'' Entebbe indirectly reconsider my share downstream states of Egypt and Sudan, and re-allocate water again so that it would benefit the upstream countries with Nile water'' fair and reasonable'' of the Nile waters.
It was announced earlier that he had signed the Framework Convention on 6 countries of the Nile Basin of 10, are: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and signed all of them in May of 2011, did not sign yet of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan, Congo democracy.
And see all of Egypt that the Convention where'' encroachment on their rights historic'' in its share of the Nile water, and the Sudan opposes the agreement earlier, but his attitude changed in recent days; where did not seem opposed to the Declaration of Ethiopia begin to divert the course of the Blue Nile (a tributary of the Nile River) the week before last, within steps of a dam Renaissance.
According to analysts, the State of South Sudan is seeking - in addition to determine the share of water - to support relations with Ethiopia over the signing of the Convention on Entebbe, especially since Ethiopia was one of the countries supporting the Southern Sudan in the process of separation from Sudan, and Ethiopia has become a conduit for oil South Sudan With strained relations between the state and between Sudan which is Mamrha to export oil to the outside world.
As it appeared that this push Sudan to seek his part to having good relations with Ethiopia, which appeared recently in the changing position of the Convention on Entebbe, after that it was bound for Egypt in its rejection of the Convention and a dam Renaissance, do not get angry Khartoum recently the start of Ethiopia converter Blue Nile stream (a tributary of the River Nile), before last week, in preparation for the construction of the Renaissance Dam.
At a news conference, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources, Mohamed Bahaa El Din, last Wednesday, he stressed that Egypt will not sign the Convention on the Entebbe'' unless explicitly states to ensure that'' his country's share of Nile water (which amounted to about 55.5 billion cubic meters per year) ' ', especially not increased share of more than 50 years.
In a sign that the signing of most of the countries of the Nile Basin Initiative could lead to embark on what they agree on re-allocate water in the absence of Egypt, the minister said that his country objected to the method of decision-making with regard to the water of the Nile,'' and you want it to be unanimous country '' majority.
On the other hand held on June 21, the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers of the water of the Nile Basin countries the State of South Sudan to discuss the water issue.
Held a signatory to the Framework Cooperation Agreement for the Nile basin known as the 'Entebbe' efforts to re-division of the waters of the Nile River, a meeting is expected next Thursday, to discuss the implications of Ethiopia begin to build a dam'' renaissance'' on the course of a tributary of the river, and gain more countries to sign the Convention.
The meeting comes in anticipation of the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers of the initiative of the Nile Basin Initiative countries ten (the countries located on the river or its tributaries located) scheduled on June 21.
The diplomatic sources, about contacts vigorous carried out by Ethiopia with the ministers of irrigation and water in the countries of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania (signatories to the Convention) to confirm participation in the meeting'' Entebbe'' due in Kenya, and to be held next Thursday.
The Kenyan diplomatic sources, said that the meeting came at the initiative of Ethiopia, which is seeking to win the support of the Nile Basin countries to build the dam, especially in light of the reservation by the Egyptian; fearing that affects its share of water.
To gain this support will urge Ethiopia those states to establish water projects similar to the Nile to ensure greater use of its water, and stressed that the dam Renaissance Ethiopian will benefit the countries that require electricity at cheap prices, including South Sudan, in addition to the signatories of the Convention, will attend Congo in its capacity as observer, in addition to the State of South Sudan signed during the meeting of the Convention, will not attend the Sudan, which is demanding not to hold any meetings except in the presence of the entire Nile Basin countries, was not yet known Egyptian position from the audience.
The sources added that Sudan For his part, seeks to both Ethiopia and Kenya and other countries signatory to the'' Entebbe'' for not meeting Thursday, and if necessary the meeting will be on the sidelines of the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Nile Basin countries, which is expected to be attended by all members on June 21 current southern Sudan; prevent flammable differences between signatories and non-signatories.
This comes as informed the minister of water resources in southern Sudan, Paul Mayom LACAC, Ethiopia, last night, that his country will sign the Convention on the'' Entebbe'', which re-division of shares of water in the Nile River on its ten, according to the statements, diplomatic sources Ethiopian.
It has already been pointed out, officials in southern Sudan to their desire to sign the agreement; since the state was founded in 2011 after splitting from Sudan, and joined the initiative of the Nile Basin countries in 2012, is not a signatory to the Conventions of 1929 and 1959, two special distribution of shares of the Nile water between the countries located on its course or the tributaries located, and is currently seeking to determine the share as one of the upstream countries.
They also noted that the establishment of the Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia's eastern neighbor of South Sudan, the latter will provide cheap electricity.
And put'' agreement'' Entebbe indirectly reconsider my share downstream states of Egypt and Sudan, and re-allocate water again so that it would benefit the upstream countries with Nile water'' fair and reasonable'' of the Nile waters.
It was announced earlier that he had signed the Framework Convention on 6 countries of the Nile Basin of 10, are: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and signed all of them in May of 2011, did not sign yet of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan, Congo democracy.
And see all of Egypt that the Convention where'' encroachment on their rights historic'' in its share of the Nile water, and the Sudan opposes the agreement earlier, but his attitude changed in recent days; where did not seem opposed to the Declaration of Ethiopia begin to divert the course of the Blue Nile (a tributary of the Nile River) the week before last, within steps of a dam Renaissance.
According to analysts, the State of South Sudan is seeking - in addition to determine the share of water - to support relations with Ethiopia over the signing of the Convention on Entebbe, especially since Ethiopia was one of the countries supporting the Southern Sudan in the process of separation from Sudan, and Ethiopia has become a conduit for oil South Sudan With strained relations between the state and between Sudan which is Mamrha to export oil to the outside world.
As it appeared that this push Sudan to seek his part to having good relations with Ethiopia, which appeared recently in the changing position of the Convention on Entebbe, after that it was bound for Egypt in its rejection of the Convention and a dam Renaissance, do not get angry Khartoum recently the start of Ethiopia converter Blue Nile stream (a tributary of the River Nile), before last week, in preparation for the construction of the Renaissance Dam.
At a news conference, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources, Mohamed Bahaa El Din, last Wednesday, he stressed that Egypt will not sign the Convention on the Entebbe'' unless explicitly states to ensure that'' his country's share of Nile water (which amounted to about 55.5 billion cubic meters per year) ' ', especially not increased share of more than 50 years.
In a sign that the signing of most of the countries of the Nile Basin Initiative could lead to embark on what they agree on re-allocate water in the absence of Egypt, the minister said that his country objected to the method of decision-making with regard to the water of the Nile,'' and you want it to be unanimous country '' majority.
On the other hand held on June 21, the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers of the water of the Nile Basin countries the State of South Sudan to discuss the water issue.
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