The High Dam protects Egypt's water rights
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/28/2007

Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mahmoud Abu-Zeid confirmed in a press conference on Sunday that Egypt's situation concerning water share negotiation with the Nile Basin countries is the strongest.

The experts are now discussing the best formula to be agreed on by all the parties concerning the items of the agreement stressing on number of technical, lawful political, economic and social sides which aim at Nile Basin countries' peoples' interests. Abu-Zeid said that the High Dam protects Egypt's water right.

He added that Egypt hasn't any problem to get its right in water according to the currently agreement.

Abu-Zeid said the Water Ministry Council of the Nile Basin meeting is due to start next month to tackle the final draft of the agreement. The draft will include proposals which will be probed by technical from the parliament and the heads of governments.

Head of Nile water sector confirmed at the press conference that Egypt has proposed together with some Nile Basin countries served conciliating formulas during the present negotiations that reflect Egypt's and other countries' interests. Such formulas are now being studied by experts in each country.

Then, they will be studied by higher levels through parliaments and heads of governments so as to get a framework agreement in a way that satisfies all parties in accordance with the declaration by the Regional Authority for Cooperation among Nile Basin States.

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