{"id":4044,"date":"2021-04-02T16:58:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T16:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/?p=4044"},"modified":"2021-04-02T16:45:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T16:45:03","slug":"devt-of-abay-river-matter-of-survival-for-ethiopia-says-president-sahle-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/devt-of-abay-river-matter-of-survival-for-ethiopia-says-president-sahle-work","title":{"rendered":"Dev\u2019t of Abay River Matter of Survival for Ethiopia, Says President Sahle-Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>n style=&#8221;color: #ff6600;&#8221;&gt;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a>. <\/strong>April 2\/2021\/ENA\/ President Sahle-Work Zewde said developing Abay River water resources is a matter of survival for Ethiopia and called for cooperation with neighboring countries for fair and reasonable utilization.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the 10th year founding anniversary of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam today, the president said Ethiopia has been denied the right to develop projects in the basin, which has great potential to its national wealth, due to domestic and external challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Abay River contributes to Ethiopia\u2019s two-third surface water resource, Sahle-Work noted, stressing that \u201cdeveloping this basin is a matter of survival for Ethiopia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president expressed her belief that developments in the basin will eradicate Ethiopia\u2019s poverty and benefit the downstream countries.<\/p>\n<p>She therefore called on the neighboring countries to cooperate for fair and reasonable use of the resource.<\/p>\n<p>The president pointed out that Ethiopia is making preparations to proceed with the second phase filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>n style=&#8221;color: #ff6600;&#8221;&gt;Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. 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