Sudanese - Egyptian committee meets to discuss water

The Sudanese-Egyptian joint committee responsible for the issue of the River Nile's water started its four-day session yesterday in Khartoum. The head of the Sudanese delegation, Minister of Irrigation Esam Zadik, stated at the beginning of the meeting that the committee embodies the strong relations between the Egyptian and Sudanese people.

The committee will discuss increasing the shared volume of the Nile water, methods of measuring the water level in dams, and technical cooperation among the countries of the Nile basin.