Addis Ababa, June 29, 2022 (Walta)- Our choice is peace between Ethiopia and Sudan said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a statement addressing the recent tension between the two countries
“Our choice is for mutual trust to prevail between us,” added the PM.
He underlined the fact that the peoples of Sudan and Ethiopia are brothers.
“Undoubtedly, there are many problems between Sudan and Ethiopia. We must intensify and cooperate in confronting and solving these dilemmas,” he said.
“There are many who want us to slip into each other’s fight. But these parties – whether they are governments or others – will not reap any benefit from fuelling strife between our two peoples,” he added.
According to the Ethiopian PM, there should not be confrontations between Ethiopia and Sudan because of external pressures.
“We have to control ourselves; And to be restrained. This is for the sake of our common interests and the principles of good neighborliness. There should be no enmities between us. Rather, we must be partners in development and rise together… We believe that Sudan and Ethiopia are capable of solving all the problems and difficulties they face in the spirit of lasting brotherhood and good neighborliness,” concluded the PM.