Diplomacy
Eritrea Appeals to UN Security Council Over Escalating Tensions With Ethiopia
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AI SUMMARY
Eritrea has written to the UN Security Council warning of an inevitable military conflict following Ethiopian accusations and reports of troop movements in Tigray.
- Eritrea's Ministry of Information sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council regarding escalating tensions with Ethiopia.
- Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh characterized Ethiopia's recent UN appeal as a deceitful attempt to rationalize acts of war in self-defense terms.
- Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of violating its sovereign territory and supporting armed groups, including the TPLF.
- International media reported that armed Eritrean troops were seen in Adigrat following the TPLF's retreat from Mekelle and other northern towns, though Eritrea denied the report.
- Eritrea expressed concern over the Ethiopian government's stated stance on gaining Red Sea access through peaceful means or by force.
- Osman Saleh cited statements from the Ethiopian Defense Force's Deputy Chief of Staff indicating that the ultimate objective of the war is to invade Assab.
- Eritrea requested the UN Security Council to forcefully condemn what it described as Ethiopia's unprovoked declaration of war.
- Sources linked to the Tigray Peace Force reported that the Ethiopian Defense Force carried out drone strikes targeting Eritrean troops, though the report remains unverified.
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