Abiy: Hostile Parties Try to Ruin Addis Ababa's Relations with Sudan

Ethiopia accused 'hostile' parties of trying to ruin the good-neighborly relations with Sudan, according to Sky News website.

In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali stated that these entities are motivated by goals to create hostility and suspicion among peoples, claiming that they are the ones who planned and carried out the recent confrontations on the borders between the two countries.

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“These hostile plans proved the depth and solidity of these relations between Sudan and Ethiopia, instead of destroying the ties between the two countries,” Abiy added in the statement.

“It is unfortunate that clashes took place in this manner between the two countries, as Ethiopia was busy in the law enforcement campaign in the Tigray region, which culminated in victory, and Sudan was also busy meeting the needs of its citizens from the gains of their revolution,” the Ethiopian PM mentioned.

“Knowing who was behind these hostilities does not require any hard effort or thinking from the two countries,” he asserted. “Whether these clashes, that occurred recently or those that preceded them in the same areas, do not represent Sudan’s desire nor Ethiopia’s.”

“Such incidents are not even close to the coexistence between the two countries throughout their long history, nor the aspirations for development and prosperity,” he went on saying.

Abiy also noted that his government was determined to shift the focus of differences with Sudan, permanently stopping the clashes on the border areas, as well as making these areas space for social and economic cooperation, safe and stable fields, instead of being a non-quiet area that threatens the security and stability of the two countries.

He expressed his confidence in the Sudanese government, as he said: “I am confident that the Sudanese government's position also lives up to this understanding.”

"The historical and significant relations between the two peoples are deeper than being destroyed by the desires of the reckless and the treachery of the conspirators,” the PM affirmed, noting that “These social and cultural relations go back centuries in human history, and have clear connotations that remained and still shining across time and space.”

“The two peoples have introduced a rich heritage, characterized by heroism in the common struggle for freedom and peace, to the whole world, including peoples of the East African region,” Abiy noted. “They have also remained supportive of each other in times of adversity and intensity of crises, jointly defending the values of brotherhood.”

The PM ended his statement, clarifying that his country fulfilled its primary duty towards Sudan regarding the revolution so that the transitional government would be inclusive for all its components.