Ethiopia PM Warns Of Nile War -- Al Jazeera
Meles Zenawi said Egypt could not win a war over the Nile river, and accuses Cairo of supporting his country's rebels.
Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister, has told Reuters that Egypt could not win a war with Ethiopia over the Nile river.
In an interview on Tuesday, Meles also accused Egypt of trying to destabilise his country by supporting several small rebel groups, but said it was a tactic that would no longer work.
"If we address the issues around which the rebel groups are mobilised then we can neutralise them and therefore make it impossible for the Egyptians to fish in troubled waters because there won't be any," he said.
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More News On Concerns of A War Over The River Nile
INTERVIEW-Ethiopian PM warns Egypt off Nile war -- Reuters
Egypt says "amazed" by Ethiopia's Nile remarks -- Reuters
No war on the Nile just yet -- Bikyamasr
Egypt says war is not option for Nile waters -- Tsehainy
FACTBOX-Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi -- Reuters
My Comment: With population growth surpassing what the present Nile water treaty can provide .... Ethiopia is positioning itself to get a greater allotment of water from the Nile in future discussions..
1 comment:
it is very good speech what prime minister said! Prime minister gave egypt clear choice! It is true ethiopia and ethiopians never had an history losting a war with foreign invaders! They will be ashamed ! It is clear egypt is the biggest and historical enemy of ethiopia! This generation even more stronger than his grand grand fathers strength concerning his county
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