Saudi Prince Khalid bin Sultan "asked if [legal frameworks] which are firm and binding in drafting are sufficient in achieving justice in
the distribution of water resources or they must be backed by military force if necessary".
The Prince also made preposterous accusations saying that:
"There are fingers messing with water resources of Sudan and Egypt which are rooted in the mind and body of Ethiopia. They do not forsake an opportunity to harm Arabs without taking advantage of it".
The Prince, who is Deputy Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia and Honorary President of Arab Water Council, made the remarks at the Council’s meeting being held in Cairo, Egypt.
The full text or video of the Prince’s speech, presumably Arabic, is not yet available online. However, several English and Arabic news outlets provided highlights of the sprit of the meeting and remarks by participants.
The news from Saudi Press Agency reads in part:
In the presence of Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Defence Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Honorary President of Arab Water Council, the General Assembly of the Council started its 3rd session here yesterday.
Addressing the session, the Prince pointed out that there are factors and external challenges that adversely affect the management of water resources in the Arab region, including potential conflicts on shared water due to the non-existence of joint binding agreements.
The Prince asked if legislations which are firm and binding in drafting are sufficient in achieving justice in the distribution of water resources or they must be backed by military force if necessary.
He called on the Arab Water Council to study the recommendations of the 5th Annual Conference of Arab Forum for Environment and Development to develop water plans and studies.
On the other hand, Prince Khalid bin Sultan was quoted by Sudan Tribune as saying, during the meeting, that:
"The [Grand] Renaissance dam has its capacity of flood waters reaching more than 70 billion cubic meters of water, and is located at an altitude of 700 meters and if it collapsed then Khartoum will drown completely and the impact will even reach the Aswan Dam".
"Egypt is the most affected party from the Ethiopian Renaissance dam because they have no alternative water source compared to other Nile Basin countries and the establishment of the dam 12 kilometers from the Sudanese border is for political plotting rather than for economic gain and constitutes a threat to Egyptian and Sudanese national security".
"There are fingers messing with water resources of Sudan and Egypt which are rooted in the mind and body of Ethiopia. They do not forsake an opportunity to harm Arabs without taking advantage of it".
"The establishment of the dam leads to the transfer of water supply from the front of Lake Nasser to the Ethiopian plateau, which means full Ethiopian control of every drop of water, as well as [causing] an environmental imbalance stirring seismic activity in the region as a result of the massive water weight laden with silt withheld in front of the dam, estimated by experts at more than 63 billion tonnes".
Sudan Tribune also claimed:
The Saudi official added that Nile basin countries calling for reallocating Nile water shares is a "real threat" to Egypt’s future. "The information is alarming and it is important that we do not underestimate the danger at the moment and its repercussions in the future," he said.
An another Arabic media, Elfar.org, summarized the Prince’s speech as follows:
His Royal Highness Deputy Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia and the honorary president of the Arab Water Council in which he stressed the role of the Arab Council in dealing with water challenges facing the Arab countries through 21 and affect negatively on water management in the Arab region, noting the need to defend rights of Arab States in waters shared with non-Arab countries, especially Arab land occupied, and deepen cooperation with United Nations specialized agencies and supportive of the Arab League in water management and improve the use and upgradation, noting that overcoming water problems can not succeed in isolation from the face of problems food, environment and energy.
Former Prime Minister of Sudan, sadiq Al-Mahadi, who was also in the meeting, remarked blaming Nile basin countries and the lack of stability in Arab countries as follows, according to Elwatanews.com: (google translation)
former Sadiq al-Mahdi Prime Minister Sudan, made sharp criticisms on the Nile Basin countries "who want to fish in troubled waters", adding that the Arab region is targeted because of its natural resources or geographical location, pointing out that the empowerment of people will succeed in stab
ilizing the region, saying: "the independence of the peoples will prevent the exploitation of these peoples, it is a war between the invaders and the extremists."
Two Egyptian officials described the general water problem of the Arabs as follows in the meeting, according to Elwatanews.com: (google translation):
Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid, former President of the Council of the Arab Water and Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, that many Arab countries face the challenge of water scarcity, especially with the increase in population, warning of low per capita Arab water to 500 m 3 per year, noting that some countries Arab per capita to 150 m3.
Abu Zeid added that the Arab region will need to 550 billion m3 in 2050, compared with 258 billion m 3, stressing that the time of easy water is over, demanding that citizens need to change the behaviors of their water use.
Dr. Mohamed Bahaa El Din, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, said that the most important challenges facing the water in Egypt is the natural conditions in terms of location, climate and scarce rainfall, in addition to population growth, which rise by 2.5% annual increase, along with behaviors irrational Citizens, which cause pollution of the waters of the Nile.
Bahaa El Din said that more than 18 Arab countries live below the water poverty line and selected him worldwide by 1000 m3 annually.
However, these two Egyptian officials didn’t waste time to turn the problem into a contest between Arabs and non-Arabs, as observed in the news by Elfar.org. The media summarized their statements as follows (google translation):
In his speech HE Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid that the Arab Water Council adopt to achieve a package of goals in the forefront to achieve integrated management of water resources in order to achieve water and food security in the light of the vision of a common Arab and awareness of water issues and capacity building to achieve a better understanding of the concept of integrated management of water resources Council and be a strong Arab voice unified support of water rights in the Arab state forums concerned with water issues, and underlined the need to translate the integrated management of water resources of the goal into reality the vision to work, also hinted d. Abu Zeid to many of the challenges that affect the water situation and food security, particularly political changes, economic and social as well as climate change, adding that many of the studies agreed that the Arab countries will face a large deficit in water resources in addition to low per capita Arab water to about 500 m 3 while the road in some Arab countries to 150 m 3, and in the light of Astmrartzaiv population will need the region to secure the nearly 550 m3 annually from water year 2025 to achieve food security, and concluded by emphasizing the importance of the leading role played by the Arab Water Council to raise awareness and enlightenment and education water issues.
For his part, Dr. Mohamed Bahaa El Din, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation in Egypt that the natural conditions of the site and climate have made the Arab region the world’s most arid and enjoy Feminist 1% of the world’s freshwater, and the increase in population steady rate of about 2.5% annually led to increased demand for water and declining per capita annual ones, where classified 18 countries of the region under the water poverty line, including 8 Arab countries per capita of water where to 100-200 m 3 per capita per year in addition to behaviors irrational to some dealers with water, as well as to the pollution of water sources, and must address these challenges to science, good governance and good governance and adequate awareness in order to maximize the benefit of water resources, preserve and raise the efficiency of their use and prevent contamination.
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(We apologize for the lack of clarity in the google translation, despite efforts to that end)
this time for ethiopia we don’t care about anyone u try as dunac areb dog
this time for ethiopia we don’t care any one u try us
ohi you saudi man! Don’t try to play with fire. Read history and respect peopls right. Otherwise ……
Danny ante dedeb ye Dedebit woyane, first you TPLF twits sell the Saudi’s all our land and women and now you are pretending to be surprised. The sad thing is that you gangasters arn’t even building the dam, just eating the money. Afer bilu like you dead master.
I personally fully denounce as Ethiopian the comment of The Saudi Prince, who is Deputy Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia and Honorary President of Arab Water Council, made the remarks at the Council’s meeting being held in Cairo, Egypt. This is totally unacceptable for Ethiopians; the generation will never and ever accepts you and some of the “Arabs” who want to see the people of Ethiopia to live under poverty forever, such senseless view must not be compromised at any level. We have the right to utilize the water resource as per the international rule. We have to link up to see this dream to become true.
Whether you and your cliques like it, Ethiopians will achieve to have a power to export to the neighboring countries in the coming years, Ethiopians never and ever engaged directly or indirectly in your petrodollar industry which makes the person crazy and comment such rubbish on the utilization of the resource we have.
Ethiopian perceived that, the long hand intrigue from some irrational “Arab” like this person to destabilize Ethiopians in the name of religion and race however, the people is ahead of all these machinations. I have firm believe that the government of Ethiopia will take appropriate action through official channel.
Ethiopia is a country that can accommodate all irrespective of race, black, Arab, China west etc. … as far as investment is concerned What I am surprised also Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc, plans to invest $2.5 billion by 2020 developing a rice-farming project in Ethiopia which must be based on mutual benefit and yet firing unnecessary comment my lead to destabilize the relationship between Ethiopia and other good neighbors. An official apology should come through official channel or else … Each Ethiopians should denounce such adversaries irrespective of the difference in views.
LONG LIVE ETHIOPIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I personally fully denounce as Ethiopian the comment of The Saudi Prince, who is Deputy Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia and Honorary President of Arab Water Council, made the remarks at the Council’s meeting being held in Cairo, Egypt. This is totally unacceptable for Ethiopians; the generation will never and ever accepts you and some of the “Arabs” who want to see the people of Ethiopia to live under poverty forever, such senseless view must not be compromised at any level. We have the right to utilize the water resource as per the international rule. We have to link up to see this dream to become true.
Whether you and your cliques like it, Ethiopians will achieve to have a power to export to the neighboring countries in the coming years, Ethiopians never and ever engaged directly or indirectly in your petrodollar industry which makes the person crazy and comment such rubbish on the utilization of the resource we have.
Ethiopian perceived that, the long hand intrigue from some irrational “Arab” like this person to destabilize Ethiopians in the name of religion and race however, the people is ahead of all these machinations. I have firm believe that the government of Ethiopia will take appropriate action through official channel.
Ethiopia is a country that can accommodate all irrespective of race, black, Arab, China west etc. … as far as investment is concerned What I am surprised also Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc, plans to invest $2.5 billion by 2020 developing a rice-farming project in Ethiopia which must be based on mutual benefit and yet firing unnecessary comment my lead to destabilize the relationship between Ethiopia and other good neighbors. An official apology should come through official channel or else … Each Ethiopians should denounce such adversaries irrespective of the difference in views.
Our gov is busy on killing, torching and smuggling our poor people. Working to stay on power. Putting the name of terrorist who ever argue with them without knowing the result. Now our gov start getting response for what they did …………..
It’s time to exploit our resources .It’s already obvious they don’t like to see our country with oil exploitation & dominance on z Nile reviver .B/c they are thinking about losing their interference in our sovereignty while we do have self sufficiency. It’s well known what they are doing on Nigerian oiling area Muslim extremist & go on to this week announcement of Egyptian man says in America .So do you think that they will let us ?
you Crazy man we advice you to learn 1st to emancipate from your ignorance then you will make speech.no matter we will finance your education so long us you show improvement in reading and writing like a wild baboon. we appreciate you because you posses the following traits:Ugly man+ugly mind +ugly speech.
Go to hell Prince (I hate to call ur name). I don’t know how u came to be leader possessing a zero mind…..a wrinkled face….a sluggish speech
First of what the Fuck is Saudi’s business in Abay (Nile), they have no connection with it as far as it’s geographical flow is concerned. Second, who does he think he is to say “There are fingers messing with water resources of Sudan and Egypt”, when 86% of Abay (Nile) comes from Ethiopia…
I think he is one of those ignorant “princes”, whose brain is blocked by too much fat… and his statement shouldn’t be weighted as normal… Fucking moron!
The Saudis are saying all sorts of nonsense about Ethiopia. But the shameless woyanes sold them huge amount of Ethiopian land. How pathetic!?
reia do bele eti derafi!
We are Ethiopians, we are not kidding & we will not be kidding in our national sovereignty & Grand Renaissance dam project. Even there is difference in politics among us, we never ever let any outsider who try to play games in our national sovereignty & development. Military Forces are not our first & primary option to dispute conflicts which arise in water resources among countries in Nile basin. But diplomatic way is our leading option to resolve difference. However, any country or group who has target to disturb or peace and development, we have enough military forces & full love of our motherland (Ethiopia). Therefore, Diplomats, officials and experts please don’t throw words unconsciously & carelessly. Because it hurts a generous but a bitter people for their enemy. WE ARE ETHIOPIANS!! PLEASE READ HISTORY ABOUT US.
No one can stop us now, After their hidden various attempt is failed, they try to shout as mad dog. We Ethiopians are always united for enemies.
Egypt is trying all evil things…..internal Islamic dis-stability, announcing war on the government b/c Islams are “oppressed” -a speech mad by egyptian imam from America…a lot of things…in one way or the other it is the hand of egypt…….. our government should be vigilant of this. And I think there should be a formal way that the public can be awared of the situation.
Amaale Itiyoophiiyaan Biyyaa Keenyaa Hundaattii Obbollewwan koo kan dabarsiine nuu gahaa Biyyattiin kenyaa gudachaa jirtii Biyyoonni arabaa nutii ka’aa jiruu gudina biyya kenyattiif yaa hojjannu Diina keenyaa wajjiin taanee yaa jilbeefanuu Issiin Jaalanaa!
LONG LIVE TO ETHIOPA WE WILL NEVER AFEIRADE ANY ONE WE WELL TAKE ALL OF THEM TO HALLLLLLLLL
they can go to heal together if they passe the read line of our rights but it can not be simply by releasing words that leave gaps of reality that we will face , let we work together not to give-up for this oil minded people, they always trust their naturally driven oil many to challenge our development that require pure human knowledge driven force to change our history of poverty. I do not speak bad words as they speak but I wish that they look it again why they said ……………
Dear the Moron Saudi Prince!!!! Money & Wealth YOU Accumulated By Torturing The POOR in THE NAME OF RELIGION Cannot BUY YOU VALOR!!! RATHER THAN BEING STUPID, IRRATIONAL & IDIOT, COME & TRY 2 FIGHT US the way THE OTTOMAN TURKS TRIED 4 SIX HUNDRED YEARS THEN YOU WILL SEE IT !! WE WILL DUMP YOUR CORPSE IN THE RED SEA!!! FINALLY: IN A VERY WIDELY OPEN MOUTH, IT IS VERY EASY 2 SEE AN EMPTY BRAIN LIKE THIS BLOOD SUCKING BARBARIAN SAUDI PRINCE!!!!!!!!!!!! LONG LIVE ETHIOPIA & LET THE BRAVE SOUL OF EX- PM MELES ZENAWI REST IN PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!
ገና ምን አየና ነዉ ይሄ ዉሻ አሁን እሱ ስለ አባይ ምን አገባዉ በአባይና በሃገር ቀልድ የለም ታላቅነታችንም ይመለሳል …ነዳጃችንም ይወጣል እሰይ ቅጥል ይበል ጠላቴ
I think it is good for Ethiopian Gov’t ,The parliament members and the concerned body knowing the intention and to be conscious of the issue to make their home work.
this is the right time to stand together for our mother land!thank you daniel
This prince still leaves in 19 century, has no mind, but he has …
it is good for Ethiopian Gov’t Authority and parliament members knowing the intention and to be concession of the issue to make the necessary Home work.
በታጣ ትክክለኛ ትንታኔ ነው ። ግብፆች ብቻም ሳይሆኑ አረቦችም ጭምር በአባይ ጉዳይ መቼም እንደማይለቁን የታወቀ ነው ።
Dani yetemare yigdelegn aydel yemibalew!!!
tmihrt yelachewum min yadrigu!!
Come and try us!!!!!
ebid biyewalehu sewuyewun… kil eras
he is just a mad dog!!! :v :v :v
Dani thank you. I not only read it, but study too.