A high-level Sudanese delegation headed by Sovereignty Council member Mohamed Al-Faki Suleiman on Wednesday began a one-day official visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss the border crisis with Ethiopia. Relations between Sudan and Ethiopia have been tense in recent weeks due to armed attacks on the borders between the two countries, which Khartoum accuses Ethiopian militias of launching. Addis Ababa denied the accusations, asserting that it is closely following the aggression initiated by local armed groups on the Ethiopian-Sudanese border. The Sudanese Sovereignty Council disclosed in a statement: "The deployment of our armed forces in the border area is standard procedure," adding that "Sudan does not wish to take measures that could affect relations with Ethiopia," according to Al Arabiya TV channel. The Sudanese Minister of Defence General Yassin Ibrahim Yassin stated on Monday that: "Ethiopian attempts to stall is a common factor hindering the Renaissance Dam negotiations and the dispute over Al-Fashaqa area."

Source: Ethiopian News January 28, 2021 00:56 UTC