On Tuesday, Ethiopia accused the Sudanese army of arming and financing mercenaries affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, while rejecting Port Sudan’s accusations regarding the bombing of Khartoum Airport.
Ethiopia rejected the accusations made by the Sudanese army regarding the bombing of Khartoum Airport with drones launched from Bahir Dar Airport in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region.
The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it rejects the accusations leveled against the country during a joint press conference held by the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Sudanese Foreign Minister, and the Sudanese military spokesperson, asserting that they lack evidence, contradict the nature of the historical relations between the two countries, and are “baseless.”
The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry affirmed that the peoples of Ethiopia and Sudan are bound by deep-rooted historical ties of friendship, noting that the Ethiopian government, out of its commitment to these ties, has exercised restraint and refrained from exposing what it described as “grave violations” committed by parties involved in the Sudanese war against Ethiopia’s territorial integrity and national security.
The statement explained that among these violations was what it described as the widespread use of mercenaries affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in the conflict, adding that, according to Ethiopian allegations, the Sudanese Armed Forces provided weapons and financial support to these elements, enabling them to penetrate Ethiopia’s western border regions.
The statement noted that the activities of these groups within Sudan are “documented and widely known,” and that there is “extensive and reliable evidence” indicating the use of Sudanese territory as a platform for a number of forces hostile to Ethiopia.
