埃及总统阿卜杜勒-法塔赫·塞西周六拒绝利用尼罗河水资源谋取政治利益，并呼吁和平解决非洲冲突；此时，埃及与埃塞俄比亚之间的紧张局势不断升级。
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday rejected the use of the Nile water for political gains and called for peaceful solutions to Africa’s conflicts, amid escalating tensions with Ethiopia.
据总统府发表的一份声明，塞西是在埃及北部新阿拉曼市举行的阿拉曼非洲论坛期间，与现任非洲联盟主席、布隆迪总统埃瓦里斯特·恩代希米耶会晤时作出上述表态的。
Sisi made the remarks during a meeting with Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, the current African Union chairperson, on the sidelines of the Alamein Africa Forum in New Alamein city in northern Egypt, according to a presidency statement.
埃及总统重申，本国致力于与布隆迪协调，并支持非洲联盟通过和平手段解决冲突和危机的作用。
The Egyptian president reaffirmed his country’s commitment to coordinating with Burundi and supporting the African Union’s role in resolving conflicts and crises through peaceful means.
塞西说：“这些努力将有助于加强稳定，实现非洲人民对发展和繁荣的愿望。”
“Such efforts would help strengthen stability and fulfill African peoples’ aspirations for development and prosperity,” he said.
两位总统还讨论了尼罗河水资源的相关事态。塞西强调，流域各国应基于共同利益开展合作，避免损害任何国家。
The two presidents also discussed developments concerning Nile water, with Sisi stressing the importance of cooperation among basin countries based on shared interests and avoiding harm to any country.
他重申，“埃及拒绝利用尼罗河水资源问题谋取政治利益。”此次会晤之际，埃及与埃塞俄比亚围绕埃塞俄比亚复兴大坝的争端日益加剧。此前，埃塞俄比亚于周四决定与厄立特里亚断交，开罗和亚的斯亚贝巴也相互驱逐了外交人员。
He reiterated “Egypt’s rejection of using the Nile water issue to achieve political gains.”The meeting came amid a growing dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, following Ethiopia’s decision Thursday to sever diplomatic relations with Eritrea and an exchange of diplomatic expulsions between Cairo and Addis Ababa.
非盟委员会呼吁这三个国家保持冷静，但据一名埃及官方消息人士介绍，开罗对该委员会周六发表的声明表示保留意见。
The African Union Commission called for calm among the three countries, although Cairo expressed reservations about its statement Saturday, according to remarks by an Egyptian official source.
塞西还在论坛期间会见了索马里总统哈桑·谢赫·穆哈默德，并就非洲之角、亚丁湾、曼德海峡和红海的安全与稳定交换了意见。总统府发表声明说，两国领导人一致认为，埃及、索马里及其他区域国家应继续加强协调，以维护地区安全，保障各国人民的利益。
Sisi also met with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on the sidelines of the forum and discussed security and stability in the Horn of Africa, the Gulf of Aden, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, the presidency said in a statement. It said the two leaders agreed on the importance of continued coordination between Egypt, Somalia and other regional countries to strengthen regional security and safeguard the interests of their peoples.