8 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Africa: Overseas Aid
Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will hold discussions with his (a) Egyptian, (b) Sudanese and (c) Ethiopian counterpart to seek progress on re-negotiating the terms of the Nile Basin Initiative. [303800]
Mr. Michael Foster: The Department for International Development (DFID) is not engaging directly in the negotiations for a new agreement on Nile waters. Negotiations are led by the basin countries. DFID along with all partners to the Nile Basin Initiative are following the process closely. | 