Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid denied media reports claimed that Egypt backs Ethiopian opposition group of Oromo Liberation Front against the Egyptian government.
“Egypt firmly respects the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, particularly those that have great ties and relations with Egypt on the official and popular levels such as Ethiopia,” Abu Zeid added in a statement on Wednesday.
Turkish Anadolu Agency claimed on Wednesday that Egypt supports the opposition front against the government.
Since May 2011, relations between Cairo and Addis Ababa have strained over building a controversial Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile; Egypt has voiced its concern that the dam could reduce the country’s annual share of more than 56 billion cubic meters of Nile water. Addis Ababa, however, has claimed that the dam is necessary for its development, and will not harm downstream countries.
