UN chief urges efforts to defuse tensions between Sudan, Ethiopia-Xinhua

UN chief urges efforts to defuse tensions between Sudan, Ethiopia

Source: Xinhua| 2022-06-29 03:50:58|Editor: huaxia

UNITED NATIONS, June 28 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Sudan and Ethiopia to take concrete steps to defuse tensions and to peacefully resolve their differences over the Al-Fashaga border area, a UN spokesman said Tuesday.

"The secretary-general is deeply concerned about the renewed clashes between Sudan and Ethiopia along their disputed border that took place on 22 June, and reportedly resulted in the death of seven Sudanese soldiers and one civilian," Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief's spokesman, told a daily press briefing.

"The secretary-general expresses his condolences to the families of the victims," he said.

Sudan on Monday announced that it had decided to file a formal complaint to the UN Security Council against Ethiopia on the issue.

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