Entebbe — Egyptian authorities on Monday, yet again, requested for more time to "consult widely" on the terms and implications of the contentious clauses in the new cooperative framework that seeks to refine sharing of the River Nile. The request was resultantly granted by the Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) meeting chaired by Water and Environment minister Sam Cheptoris at Protea Hotel, following hours of protracted haggling that went on into the night.
Mr Cheptoris, who also doubles as the Nile-COM chair, said the meeting was to "prepare ground" for the high level summit of heads of state of the 11 countries sharing the river called by President Museveni later this year "to conclude" the matter in case the ministers fail to broker a deal.
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