Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday that “Ethiopia is deluding itself (if it thinks) that Egypt will forget its existential rights and interests in the Nile.”
Abdelatty’s remarks came in his speech before the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, broadcast on AlQahera News Channel.
The Foreign Minister emphasized stressed that Egypt is prepared to resort to the judiciary and follow international legal mechanisms to protect its water rights, and will not hesitate to defend them.
Abdelatty noted that cooperation in accordance with international law is the only way to achieve mutual benefit for all Nile Basin countries.
In his speech, the Foreign Minister also called for increasing the representation of developing countries in the global financial decision-making process and addressing the debt crisis that threatens international economic stability.
He emphasized the need to build a more just and inclusive economic system.
