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Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki accused what he described as "stakeholders" in Sudan and Ethiopia in trying to create a clash between Khartoum and Asmara.
09:41 15.01.2018
*Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki denied the presence of Egyptian troops inside his country ( Video)
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki accused what he described as "stakeholders" in Sudan and Ethiopia in trying to create a clash between Khartoum and Asmara.
In an interview with Eritrean television, Afwerki denied the existence of any Egyptian troops at the Sawa military base in the Eritrean Gash Berkha region bordering Kassala state on the eastern Sudanese border. He said he had information about an "attempt to deploy Ethiopian troops on the Sudanese-Eritrean border." To be funded by Sudan, "according to the site," Sudan Tribune. "
He said: "There is a trend from Khartoum and Addis Ababa to pay Eritrea to the war, and criticized the review of pictures of military reinforcements in the media, saying:" The Ethiopian and Sudanese intelligence is promoting incorrect information, accusations attempt to escape the Imam, "accusing countries in the region that it is in their interest continued tension Between Ethiopia and Eritrea, including Djibouti.
On the Turkish presence in the region, the Eritrean President stated that "the military presence in Swakin is not acceptable." "I am not sure of the Turkish military presence in Suakin, but the Turkish presence in Somalia is unacceptable and does not contribute to the stability of the region." He stressed that "Turkey implements the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Red Sea supported by the forces of global hegemony and seek to impose its influence in the region."
Afwerki visited Cairo last Tuesday and held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the security of the Red Sea following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent visit to Sudan.
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