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Source: Cairo – Ashraf Abdel Hamid
A few days ago, Senile Honegnao, head of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, announced that his country had decided to prohibit flying over the Great Renaissance Dam of Ethiopia.
He stated that it was decided to ban all flights to secure the dam, so the question was, who does Ethiopia fear until it is decided? Is the aim of the decision to secure the dam, over which negotiations are still ongoing between them, on the one hand, and Egypt and Sudan, on the other?
Egyptian experts confirm that the pass is natural, and is considered an original Ethiopian right, but you can express your concern about the possibility of filming what is happening there, anticipating any steps that may point to the dam and see that it is not. of your interest.
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Dr. Mohamed Nasr Allam, former Egyptian Minister of Irrigation, confirmed to Al-Arabiya.net that last August 28 the negotiations of the Renaissance Dam were officially declared unsuccessful, and that each of the three countries, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia adhered to their demands, it may be behind Ethiopia’s decision to ban flights for fear of filming what is happening. In it, he can reveal his games and support the position of Egypt and Sudan, highlighting that the negotiations are still stalled, and there is no sign of a ray of hope for a breakthrough soon.
AlNahda Dam
He says that because of his position as a former Minister of Irrigation in Egypt, he took care of the Ethiopians and realized the nature of what they were doing. The Renaissance Dam, as the previous agreement was to share the waters of the Nile, which was signed in 1929 between Egypt and Great Britain and was revised in 1959, but Ethiopia tried to cancel it and redistribute the shares again, and therefore Egypt refused to sign the agreement due to some disagreements about its water share and the concept of water security. And prior notification of dam construction.
He added that Ethiopia’s decision to ban the flights is part of its desperate attempts to create a fog over its position in the Renaissance dam negotiations, emphasizing that the crisis will not be resolved without great international pressure or without resorting to the Council of Security.
AlNahda Dam
For his part, Major General Dr. Pilot Hisham Al-Halabi, advisor to the Nasser Higher Military Academy, told Al-Arabiya.net that the flight ban is a sovereign decision and an inherent right of each country, and in accordance With acts of sovereignty, it has the right to regulate air traffic over its territory, or prohibit flying over some places. These places can be of special sensitivity or high-value facilities, or special military sites for the state.
He added that the ban on flying over the Ethiopian dam does not mean that Addis Ababa is taking hostile action against Egypt, as this is its right to protect and secure its dams, indicating that this does not affect the Renaissance dam negotiations. and there is no relationship between them.
He stated that Egypt, in the words of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, has confirmed more than once that it wants to resolve the crisis peacefully and through negotiation and dialogue to reach a binding and legal agreement that preserves the rights of the three countries, so there is no fear of hostile action against Ethiopia.
It should be noted that Egypt had previously announced the impossibility of reaching a common formula on the Renaissance Dam, after the end of the last round of negotiations called by the African Union on August 28, due to Ethiopian intransigence and the stagnation of the situation. since then until now.
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