CAIRO – 28 June 2021: All of Egypt’s foreign action has the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on top of its priorities because it is a matter of national security, presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady told CBC on Sunday. Egypt has an unwavering position to achieve a fair binding agreement to preserve the “historical rights” of the two downstream nations, Sudan, and Egypt, Rady said, adding that both Iraq and Jordan expressed full support for Egypt in this regard. Egypt’s water security is part of the Arab national security, and the summit highlights that clearly, Safady added. Egypt’s presidential spokesperson said Egypt’s territory is a desert with no rain and the only source of water is the Nile. The water situation of Egypt cannot exacerbated, and so a legally binding agreement is a must, Rady continued.

Source: Egypt Today June 28, 2021 11:15 UTC