Diplomacy

Chinese Special Envoy Met With Ethiopian Foreign Minister

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Chinese Special Envoy Liu Xianfa met with Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos amid escalating diplomatic and military tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Chinese Special Envoy to Africa Liu Xianfa arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos met with Liu Xianfa to discuss regional peace and security.
Gedion Timotheos briefed the special envoy on the current security situation in the Horn of Africa.
China reaffirmed its commitment to promoting peace and security across the continent.
At present, relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea have deteriorated significantly, with both governments trading accusations and appealing to the UN Security Council.
Ethiopia accused Eritrea of invading its territory and notified the UN Security Council of its intent to exercise self-defense if Eritrean troops do not withdraw.
Eritrea accused Ethiopia of preparing an invasion to secure sovereign access to the sea.
Russia and several other international actors have offered mediation services in recent weeks.
On another hand, the Ethiopian National Defense Force launched a military operation in late September in the Tigray region targeting the TPLF, which formed an alliance with Eritrea known as Tsemdo.
Federal forces cleared TPLF forces from significant portions of the Tigray region and clashed with Eritrean forces inside Tigray, though Eritrea has not confirmed the clashes.
Furthermore, Ethiopia completed a $3.5 billion arms procurement deal with Russia this week, including 12 Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets and four S-400 long-range air defense missile system batteries.
Eritrea characterized Ethiopia's arms acquisition from Russia as direct war preparation.

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