“If Ethiopia thinks at any time of selling water to Israel, it can only take place through Egypt, and this idea will be rejected [by Egypt],” Nader Nour Eddin, Professor of Water Resources at Cairo University, commented on the recent controversy over Ethiopia’s sale of water to Israel. “Water has never been a source of wealth, and Ethiopia must change this idea. It is not normal to take [Egypt’s] share and then sell it. He pointed out that the World Bank has the right to sell water quotas if there is an abundance, explaining that Ethiopia has an abundance of water, yet it is intransigent in the file of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Hefny added that the Egypt’s Foreign Ministry’s letter was addressed to the Security Council, and it must assume its responsibilities in maintaining international peace and security.

Source: Egypt Independent August 05, 2022 11:41 UTC