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           Nile Dam Project Will Not Affect Neighbors, says Ethiopia

   by VOA News

   Ethiopia said its diversion of the main Nile River tributary will not
   impact other countries that depend on the river's water supply.
   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spoke Wednesday, a day after engineers
   began diverting the Blue Nile to allow construction of a nearly $5
   billion hydroelectric dam.  The ministry said the river will return to
   its natural course when construction is finished.
   Both Egypt and Sudan have expressed concern the dam will leave them
   without enough water to support their populations.
   Egypt's ambassador to Ethiopia, Mohammed Idriss, told VOA that any
   reduction will affect "the life of the Egyptian people."
   He also said Egypt is upset because the diversion came before the
   release of a tri-lateral report on the dam and its impact.  The report
   is due to be released within the next two weeks.
   Egypt's official news agency said the cabinet met Wednesday to discuss
   Ethiopia's diversion of the Blue Nile.  It said the construction
   measures "do not reflect any approval by Egypt to build the dam."
   Ethiopia's water minister, Alemayehu Tegenu, said that the construction
   of the dam is being done in a way to maintain "mutual benefit" among
   countries in the Nile basin.
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