UN calls for calm on Djibouti-Eritrea border

The UN has called on Djibouti and Eritrea to solve their border dispute peacefully after Djibouti accused Eritrea of moving troops into their disputed border area.

The accusation came after peacekeeping troops from Qatar pulled out of the area which they had been monitoring since 2010.

Eritrea has said that it does not want a confrontation with Djibouti, the AP news agency reports.

After discussing a report on the border tension, the UN security council called "on the parties to resolve their border dispute peacefully in a manner consistent with international law," the AFP news agency reports.