APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The Ethiopian government has rejected as baseless reports alleging that it was intervening in the internal affairs of neighbouring Sudan where skirmishes between two rival armed forces entered its second week on Saturday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia on Sunday said information circulating over social media claiming Ethiopia has intervened in the Sudanese internal affairs is untrue.
They are “not only baseless but a pure fabrication,” Ambassador Meles Alem, spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, was quoted as saying.
“Ethiopia believes that the people of Sudan have the wisdom and ability to solve the current problem, and what is needed is a Sudanese-owned solution to Sudan’s problem,” the Spokesperson added.
“Ethiopia values brotherhood, good neighborliness between our two countries, and does not want to exploit the current circumstances in Sudan,” he said.
“At the same time, we are also seeing that these sides are working at full speed to incite Sudan to send its troops inside the Ethiopian border.”
Last Friday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the people and government of Ethiopia value good neighbourliness.
The battles between Sudan’s army and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are still raging in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere despite a three-day truce to enable Muslims to celebrate Eid marking the end of Ramadan.
Several countries including the US, UK, and Rwanda are trying to evacuate their citizens, but the fighting that led to the closure of the International Airport in the capital has hampered these plans.
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