Diplomacy
Egypt Denies Any Role in Northern Ethiopian Conflict
Anadolu · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Anadolu
AI SUMMARY
Egypt has strongly denied involvement in the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia and criticized the African Union for attempting to drag it into internal matters.
- Egypt denied any role on Saturday in the escalating conflict in northern Ethiopia.
- Egypt's state news agency MENA cited an official source stating the crisis is strictly internal.
- Cairo expressed surprise at Thursday's statement by the African Union Commission calling on Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt to exercise restraint.
- Egypt views the African Union statement as an inexplicable attempt to drag it into an internal Ethiopian matter.
- Cairo stated that its foreign policy follows international law and the charters of the UN and African Union, including non-interference and respect for sovereignty.
- The African Union statement followed the severing of diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the mutual expulsion of diplomats between Egypt and Ethiopia.
- Fighting resumed in September between Ethiopian federal forces and a TPLF-led opposition alliance, spreading into southern Tigray and the Afar region.
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