Egypt responds to the accusations of the Ethiopian army commander...with 3 words

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Cairo responded with 3 words that read: “It and nothingness are the same” to accusations leveled by the Ethiopian army commander against Egypt of supporting armed groups fighting government forces in Ethiopia.

Nader Zaki, the official spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published a message on his Facebook account yesterday evening, Monday, in which he stressed that Egyptian foreign policy is based on solid and indivisible principles, foremost of which is respect for the sovereignty of states, the unity and integrity of their territories, and a full commitment not to interfere in the internal affairs of any state.

He also added, "Any allegations that cast doubt on Egypt's commitment to these established principles are null and void."

This Egyptian response came after sharp statements by the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Army, Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, in which he accused Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea of ​​providing support to armed groups fighting government forces in northern Ethiopia, considering that his forces are engaged in confrontations against organized and allied parties to serve the interests of external forces targeting his country.

While this verbal exchange came in parallel with new field developments in the Tigray region and other regions of northern Ethiopia, where armed confrontations renewed between the federal forces, the Tigray Liberation Front, and the Fano forces.

These Ethiopian accusations reflect the state of tension and apprehension prevailing between Cairo and Addis Ababa, where the Renaissance Dam issue constitutes the main focus of the dispute. Egypt adheres to the necessity of signing a binding legal agreement to occupy and fill the dam in a way that protects its water security and its historical share in the Nile River water, amounting to 55.5 billion cubic metres.

While Ethiopia continues to take unilateral measures in operational filling without coordination with the downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan, which has brought the tripartite negotiations to a dead end.

Tensions escalated between the two countries after Addis Ababa signed a memorandum of understanding with the unrecognized Somaliland region to access the Red Sea, which Cairo considered a threat to Somalia’s sovereignty, the security of the Red Sea, and navigation in the Suez Canal. Egypt responded by strengthening its military and security relations with Mogadishu and Eritrea.