August 30, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan summoned Ethiopia’s ambassador to Khartoum to protest press statements he made about the alleged shot down of a plane loaded with weapons to insurgents in the Tigray region. On August 29, the Ethiopian Ambassador in Sudan held a press conference to reiterate the accuracy of the statement issued by the Ethiopian air force five days earlier about a plane that violated the Ethiopian air space after crossing the border from Sudan. The foreign ministry meant to limit its protest to the fact that the Ethiopian diplomat did not communicate with the foreign ministry over the plane, but preferred to hold a press conference. Nonetheless, this is the first time that the Sudanese government describes the Ethiopian statement about the downed plane on August 24 as “unfounded allegations”. Last week, several Sudanese officials privately played down the Ethiopian statement about the plane.

Source: Ethiopian News August 31, 2022 06:56 UTC