Egypt confirms Sudan's adherence to Nile water agreement

Cairo denied that the Sudanese government is provoking problems concerning the Nile water agreement with Egypt in effect since 1959. An Egyptian official stated today that Khartoum is greatly concerned with separating political relations and the agreement.

Egypt's advisor on resources, Mohammed Nasser Ezzat, said that Sudan is concerned with its adherence to the Nile water agreement at all times, and Sudan works constantly to exclude this issue from any political disputes that could affect relations between the two countries.

Nasser Ezzat, who recently participated in a meeting held in the Tanzanian capital, Dar El-Salam, discussed the mechanism for developing the Nile, providing that the new dams in Ethiopia do not constitute any danger to Egyptian interests.

Meanwhile, the Sudanese ambassador in Cairo, Ahmed Abdul Halim, met today with Esmat Abdul Meguid, secretary-general of the Arab League, and informed the latter about Sudan's continuation in reforming its relations with Egypt.