CAIRO: Members of the Egyptian popular delegation that visited Ethiopia this week hailed the "successful" outcome of the visit and the warm reception by the Ethiopian people and officials.
The delegation returned Tuesday to Egypt after a four-day visit in which they met Ethiopian President Girma Wolde-Giorgis and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who agreed to postpone ratification of the new Nile water treaty until a new Egyptian president and parliament are elected.
“The visit has achieved all its goals, the Prime Minister agreed to postpone the treaty and renegotiate its terms and form technical committees that would comprise Egyptian experts to study the new Renaissance Dam, and if it affects Egypt's share of the water, he will stop the project until solutions are found," said judge Hisham Al-Bastawesy, presidential candidate and member of the delegation.
"The Prime Minister said that he won't allow harming Egypt and agreed to cooperate in establishing a regional bloc for Nile Basin countries to undergo comprehensive development projects," he added.
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