Egypt's Foreign Ministry announced the visit in a statement that only made passing mention of the dam among other issues. "(It) will be, upon its full implementation, a successful model of cooperation in the Nile basin," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in comments carried live on state television. El-Sissi insisted Egypt was not meddling in either country's internal affairs or preparing to go to war. Egypt has traditionally received the lion's share of the Nile's waters under agreements reached in 1929 and 1959. Other Nile basin nations view those agreements as unfair, saying they ignore the needs of their own large and growing populations.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2018 16:30 UTC