Sudan summons Ethiopian envoy over killing of 7 soldiers

June 27 2022 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Foreign Affairs minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali on Monday summoned Ethiopia’s ambassador to Sudan, a day after seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian were killed on Ethiopian soil.

The minister, in a statement, described the Ethiopian government’s act as “barbaric” and in contravention of international law and divine morals.

“While the ministry condemns this inhumane behavior, it would like to remind that Sudan is hosting more than two million Ethiopian citizens who enjoy dignified treatment and share with the Sudanese people its resources and livelihood in generosity and tolerance,” partly reads the statement.

Al-Sadiq said his ministry would submit an official complaint to the United Nations Security Council, relevant international and regional organizations in order to preserve the country’s sovereignty and the dignity of its citizens.

He further said stressed that the Sudanese government reserves the full right guaranteed by the United Nations Charter to defend its lands and dignity.

Meanwhile, Sudan said it would recall its ambassador to Ethiopia for “consultations”, days after its soldiers were executed on Ethiopian territory.

In recent years, tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia have run high in because of a spillover of the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and Ethiopia’s construction of a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile.

Tens thousands of refugees have fled into eastern Sudan and there have been military skirmishes in an area of contested farmland along Sudan and Ethiopia border.

(ST)