Ethiopia vows not to harm Egypt's share of Nile water

CAIRO - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali vowed on Sunday that Ethiopia will not harm Egypt's share of the Nile River water through the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD.

His remarks came in a joint news conference in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi following their talks on the giant dam that is currently being built on the Nile River.

"I swear to Allah that Ethiopia will not do any harm to Egypt's water," said the Ethiopian prime minister during his first visit to Cairo since he assumed office in April.