Egyptian minister of works heads to Addis Ababa

Egyptian Minister of Public Works and Water Resources Mahmud Abu Zied left Cairo today for Addis Ababa, heading a delegation of experts and specialists on water resources to participate in the meetings of experts on water resources for the ten Nile basin countries, which will start today in Ethiopia.

Abu Zied praised the full coordination among the basin's countries for the best exploitation of the Niles' waters, which are estimated at 1600 million cubic meters annually, and of which only 8% is used. He added that there is a great probability of establishing joint projects, especially among Egypt, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, and rest of the countries of the Nile basin.