Sisi emphasizes the importance of enhancing cooperation among Nile Basin countries and warns against unilateral actions

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President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye discussed the latest developments regarding the Nile water file, where President El-Sisi emphasized the importance of enhancing cooperation among Nile Basin countries based on achieving mutual interests and not harming any of the basin countries, stressing the constants of the Egyptian position represented in preserving Egypt's rights and water interests, considering it an existential issue for the Egyptian people.

El-Sisi also affirmed Egypt's support for development efforts in all Nile Basin countries, warning against the risks of unilateral actions that affect the water interests of the riparian states, and confirming Egypt's rejection of using the Nile water file to achieve political gains.

For his part, the Burundian president affirmed his country's full understanding of the Egyptian concerns related to the Nile water file, considering the water issue a matter of life and an existential issue for Egypt, stressing that development cannot be achieved at the expense of people, and pointing to Burundi's commitment to establishing principles of cooperation, consultation, and consensus among the basin countries, in a way that achieves mutual interests, enhances the optimal use of shared water resources, and contributes to supporting stability and development for the peoples of the region.

For their part, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources and Irrigation, in an official statement, affirmed Egypt's constant commitment to cooperation and achieving mutual benefits with all Nile Basin countries, and achieving the developmental interests of the basin countries while preserving Egypt's water security, through adherence to international law and the governing frameworks for the Nile River.

The two ministers emphasized Egypt's rejection of unilateral measures that violate international law in the eastern Nile basin, confirming their continued close monitoring of developments and taking all measures guaranteed to Egypt under international law to protect its existential resources, while continuing close consultation and coordination between the Ministries of Irrigation and Foreign Affairs to ensure the achievement of national objectives and the protection of Egyptian water security.