A senior Turkish official said Washington conveyed its discomfort at a few meetings, while Ethiopia's military and government did not respond to detailed requests for comment. The senior Turkish official said the foreign ministry examined how the drone sales might impact U.S. foreign policy as part of 2022 budget planning. A second senior Turkish official, from the defence ministry, said Ankara had no intention of meddling in any country's domestic affairs. "Surveillance drones are having a greater impact ...and being very helpful," the person said, adding the guerrilla-warfare nature of the conflict made armed drones less useful. read moreIn October, a Turkish foreign ministry spokesman said Ethiopia was free to procure drones from anywhere.

Source: Ethiopian News December 22, 2021 21:26 UTC