Egypt warns Ethiopia’s Nile dam ‘violates international law’ in letter to UN Security Council – Middle East Monitor

Egypt on Tuesday said it has submitted a letter to the UN Security Council warning against Ethiopia’s unilateral operation of its new Nile dam, describing the move as a “breach” of international law, Anadolu reports.

In the letter, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Addis Ababa’s inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was “an unlawful unilateral act” that cannot be legitimized.

“Any misconceptions that Cairo would turn a blind eye to its existential…