Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of preparing for open war
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ang
Eritrea has accused Ethiopia of preparing for war and asked the UN Security Council to condemn statements from Addis Ababa, while Eritrean troops are deployed in Tigray. A foreign security source estimates their number at between 5,000 and 8,000, the ANG news agency reports, amid acute tensions between the neighbouring countries.
Eritrea has accused Ethiopia of preparing for an open war amid the mobilisation of Eritrean troops and an escalation in rhetoric between the neighbouring countries, according to the ANG news agency.
Asmara asked the United Nations Security Council on Saturday 10 October to condemn what it called Ethiopia’s “deplorable declaration of war”. Eritrean authorities were responding to Ethiopia’s accusation of “aggression”, which invokes self-defence, and warned that a conflict would destabilise the entire region.
Eritrea says a war would cause significant harm to the populations of both countries and is calling on the Security Council to adopt deterrent measures.
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