Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces Berhanu Jula said Ethiopia does not have any interest to enter into war with Sudan but \u201cwhen the need comes, it will do it openly\u201d<\/p>\n
In an interview with VOA Amharic Service, the Chief of Staff blamed some forces within the Sudanese army for serving as agents and striving to get hidden agenda of a third party is done by pushing the two neighboring states into war.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not believe that Khartoum had consulted the people of Sudan prior to the latest incursion against Ethiopia\u2019s territory and there is no point for the two countries to enter into war amid economic and security challenges they are faced with,\u201d Berhanu stated.<\/p>\n
According to the Chief of Staff, there are extremist forces which want the two countries fall into their trap and get the goals achieved. Ethiopia will not fall victims of their trap rather will try to resolve the border dispute with Sudan through diplomatic means, he continued. <\/p>\n
The Chief of Staff claimed Sudan\u2019s incursion along the Ethiopian territory has nothing to do with a border issue. \u201cIf it was about land, they have a lot of land they lost in the north,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
General Berhanu said Sudan\u2019s incursion into Ethiopia\u2019s territory is not an invasion. “Had it been invasion, the Sudanese army would have attempted to control the rest of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mid this week, Sudan closed its airspace in the eastern part of the country which is a major air way for Ethiopian Airlines passengers\u2019 flights. The closure came following allegation that Ethiopian jet violated Sudan\u2019s air space.<\/p>\n
The Chief of Staff dismissed the allegation as another \u201cfabricated report\u201d of the third party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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