Ethiopia summons Egypt diplomat in dam row ETHIOPIA'S foreign ministry is demanding an official explanation from Egypt after comments from politicians suggesting Egypt attack or sabotage a Nile River dam Ethiopia is building upstream from parched Egypt. Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti said on Thursday that Egypt's ambassador to Ethiopia has been summoned to explain the "hostile remarks." Ethiopia a week ago started diverting the flow of the Nile River to make way for its $A4.43 billion hydroelectric plant, dubbed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Egypt fears the dam will mean a diminished share of the Nile River. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, in a statement on Thursday, said Egypt will seek to co-ordinate with Sudan and Ethiopia over the issue of the dam. Amr also said Egypt's water security cannot be ignored or hurt.