RECASTS with Ethiopian statement
Sudan and Ethiopia started talks Tuesday in Khartoum to demarcate their border, as Addis Ababa said incidents in a disputed area jeopardised otherwise friendly ties between the neighbours.
Recent violence did not resemble the cordial relation that exists between our two countries , said Ethiopian deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Demeke Mekonnen. It is endangering the agreements we have reached to maintain the status quo, he said, according to opening remarks distributed by Ethiopia s embassy in Khartoum.
The two-day talks in Khartoum come a week after Ethiopian forces reportedly ambushed Sudanese troops along the border, leaving four dead and more than 20 wounded.
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A handout picture provided by Sudan’s Prime Ministers office on December 20, 2020 shows Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (L) meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Abdalla Hamdok on the sidelines of the 38th Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Djibouti. (Photo by Office of Sudan’s Prime Minister / AFP)
Sudan and Ethiopia started talks Tuesday to demarcate their border, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s office said, one week after a deadly clash in a disputed area.
The delegations were led by Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Demeke Mekonnen, and Sudan’s minister in charge of the cabinet, Omar Manis.