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Shoukry: Egypt "Capable" of Protecting Water Rights by All Means Necessary


Sat 26 Jun 2021 | 05:14 AM
Taarek Refaat

Egypt's FM Sameh Shoukry stressed, during a call in with TV Presenter Amr Adib, that the Ethiopian general’s statements are provocative and do not lead to cooperation, but rather express the insistence of Ethiopia to impose a unilateral action concerning the filling and operating the Renaissance Dam.

Earlier an Ethiopian military commander appeared on RT channel, saying that Egypt will not bomb the dam because its fighters doesn't have the necessary weapons for that, adding that after the second filling, all countries will come and sit with Ethiopia to discuss water shares.

Shoukry continued, "Egypt was talking about the ability to establish relations based on cooperation and common interests with Ethiopia but, we confirm that Egypt is capable to protect its water rights. We use all peaceful means and international mechanisms, but this does not negate that we have the ability and insistence to stop any harm to the interests of the Egyptian citizens and their water rights."

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He stressed, "The Egyptian state will not tolerate damage from the Renaissance Dam, whether the second filling is done completely or not."

"We will not compromise our water rights, and we will use all tools that are appropriate at the appropriate time," he added.

Shoukry pointed out that Egypt submitted a letter to the UN Security Council to request a session to address the issue of the controversial Ethiopian dam.

The foreign minister denied the authenticity of reports about Egypt's willingness to pay money to Ethiopia in order to solve the water issue.

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