Egypt says no friendly states co-funded Nile dam

Egypt denied reports that some friendly states financially contributed to the construction of Ethiopia’s controversial dam on the Blue Nile.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (C) looks on during another round of talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project that has strained ties between Cairo and Addis Ababa in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Dec. 29, 2015.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (C) looks on during another round of talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project that has strained ties between Cairo and Addis Ababa in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Dec. 29, 2015. - EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP via Getty Images
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A correspondent in Egypt

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has recently revealed that there are no friendly states with whom Egypt is on good terms that directly funded the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

In remarks made at Egypt's parliamentary African Affairs Committee meeting on April 15, Shoukry said, “Our international partners perceive that the GERD is disputable. That is why they avoid getting involved in the crisis on its funding.”

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