Villa Somalia’s spokesperson said he misquoted on Somalia – Egypt nile issue

The spokesperson for Somalia’s Presidency, Abdikarim Ali Kaar has retracted the July 27th statement in which he had denied President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s claims that Somalia was siding with Egypt in the GERD Dam conflict.

In an earlier press conference, Kaar said Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had never discussed the Nile water dispute with his Egyptian president, El Sisi. He said the country had not taken any stance in support of either side but remains a neutral party and that Somalia envisages a peaceful utilization of the Nile waters.

But the spokesperson said he misquoted the Egypt and Somalia leaders over the nile issue and apologized that he was misunderstood in the explanation he gave about President Sisi’s remarks at the Joint Press Conference alongside President Hassan Sheikh.