May 26, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Egypt’s presidential front runner Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said he would be keen to resolve the long running Nile water dispute with Ethiopia through dialogue if he is elected as the new president of the North African nation.
Al-Sisi said he was ready to visit Ethiopia for talks over the massive hydro plant project the East African country is building at the Blue Nile River.
Egypt fears the dam will diminish its water share and will eventually affect the country’s people, most of whom heavily rely upon the Nile’s water.
Just over a year ago Egyptian politicians were caught discussing whether to launch military attacks against Ethiopia to sabotage the construction of the multi-billion dollar power plant project.
The comments were made at a meeting hosted by the President Mohamed Morsi — who has since been deposed — when several politicians debated bombing the dam while unaware that television cameras were recording the discussion.