Ethiopian Ministry of Water: the time is right for the application of the Framework Convention for the cooperative basin countries

 

Said Director of the Nile Basin, Ministry of Water and Energy of Ethiopia - tread Ahmed Negash, "The time has come to apply the Framework Convention Cooperative for the Nile Basin countries," said Negash, told News Agency of Ethiopia during the celebration of the Nile on Wednesday, "The Framework Convention signed by the six countries Michatih on the river, on the verge of the application
The Framework Convention will be a comprehensive law of each State after approval by the parliaments of the States concerned or the Heads of State." Negash said that "the list of priorities for the application of the Framework Convention will be the overall establishment of the Office for Nile Basin countries, which will be responsible for planning, implementation and support for development projects, as well as the sustainable use of water
He added that "Ethiopia Shall now bridge the" renaissance "in the spirit of the Framework Convention cooperative, and take into account the benefits to downstream countries." He said that this dam will connect neighboring countries through the line of energy. He expressed hope that the countries that have not signed the Framework Convention so far - to be expected soon
For his part, urged the Minister of State for Water and Energy, Ethiopian - Kibda Gerba, on this occasion riparian States to strengthen cooperation achieved so far facilitated the establishment of the Nile Basin Initiative to reap the benefits of the above, and said that "cooperation on the Nile will lead to other benefits many of which would assure water and energy and food security in the Nile Basin countries
For his part, said Executive Director of the Nile Basin Initiative - Wael Khairy, through his representative, said there were "efforts are underway to ensure the use of fair water of the Nile", pointing out that the support of the Nile Basin Initiative will be linked to the riparian States on the river through a network of electric energy exchange can be relationships that are strong regional integration in trade, agriculture, communications, tourism and others
He said the Nile Basin Initiative has helped riparian States to take advantage of more than 2.1 billion dollars to implement a number of these regional projects in the field of transport and the generation and exchange of electric power and the development of river basin and agriculture
For his part, said the Dutch ambassador to Ethiopia - Hansen-Planck-Berg, who represents the development partners for the Nile Basin countries in the celebration, The establishment of a strong partnership between the riparian countries is an option is indispensable. "And stressed that the riparian States should have a strong political commitment to the effective application of the Framework Convention
He said that development partners provide support for cooperation between the riparian States on the river to ensure the equitable use of the waters of the Nile
The day is being celebrated in the town of Jinja Nile in Uganda, which is the source of the White Nile in the presence of water ministers of the riparian States. The Nile Basin Initiative was established in 1999 by the Council of Ministers of Water Affairs of the Nile Basin countries of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda

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