SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudan is not looking for war against Ethiopia, minister says

15/1/2021: Sudan Tribune - Sudan is not looking for war against Ethiopia, minister says

 Sudan Tribune reports the Information Minister Faisal Mohammed Salih said that Sudan is not looking for a war against Ethiopia, but it will not hesitate to defend its citizens and territory.

 He added that the redeployment of the armed forces and control of Sudanese territory on the eastern borders is a normal measure to protect the borders and the security of citizens and their agricultural lands.

 Saleh further stressed that there is no border dispute with Ethiopia adding that the issue has been resolved through the international agreements signed by the countries.

He also referenced the training and armament of Ethiopian forces that attack the Sudanese army, stressing they are not "armed militias or farmers", in “an allusion to the Fano paramilitary force who are [sponsored] by the Amhara region.”