UN Security Council to meet on Egypt-Ethiopia dam dispute
The meeting will discuss Egypt's and Sudan's objections to the Ethiopian dam.
The UN Security Council will meet Monday to discuss the Ethiopian Nile River dam dispute, but one Ethiopian diplomat is not happy about it.
Reacting to news of the meeting, Ethiopia’s ambassador to the United States, Fitsum Arega, said in a tweet today that peace with Egypt and Sudan on the issue requires “understanding the perpetual poverty in the region!”
Monday's meeting will discuss Egypt's and Sudan’s objections to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Agence France-Presse reported.
Ethiopia began building the giant dam in 2011 to serve as a hydroelectric power source. It is on the Blue Nile, a main Nile tributary. Ethiopia wants to lift the country out of poverty with the project.
