Eritrea has dismissed accusations that it has violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its south neighbor Ethiopia.
In a statement issued Thursday, Eritrea’s Ministry of Information said the Ethiopian regime has sent letters to the United Nations Secretary General and several Heads of State and Government, accusing Eritrea of “repeated provocations as well as infringements on Ethiopian sovereign and territorial integrity”.
The ministry said Ethiopia’s allegation is aimed at hoodwinking the international community and thereby garnering support for the Ethiopian regime’s long-brewing war agenda, is akin to the local adage: “the sling utters a shrill cry while hitting its prey”.
It said Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has been engaged in a provocative campaign to acquire Eritrean ports “legally if possible and militarily if necessary”.
“The Ethiopian regime has gone beyond verbal posturing to indulge in weapons purchasing sprees as well as myriad acts of subversion,” the ministry said in a statement.
It said these provocative acts constitute grave threats to Eritrea’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as regional stability.
It said Eritrea has been underlining that “it will not, as ever, be drawn into such alleys and platforms, and urged all concerned not to be provoked”.
The Ethiopian regime is today twisting these indelible facts and sequence of events to also accuse Eritrea for “infringement on its sovereign and territorial integrity”. This is a preposterous lie, it said.
The statement came days after rumors that the Ethiopian government is reaching out to the United Nations Security Council and other members of the International community alleging violations of its sovereignty by Eritrea.
Earlier this week, the border via Zalambessa was reopened and people from the Eritrean and Ethiopian side of the border were seen celebrating together, as reported by local media outlets.
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