After the escalation of tension between the two countries

Sudan summons its ambassador to Ethiopia for consultations

The high level of tension coincides with differences between the two countries, in addition to Egypt, over the Renaissance Dam.

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The Sudanese government has summoned its ambassador to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the purpose of consultations, in light of the escalation of tension and differences between the two countries, according to a Sudanese official yesterday.

"Sudan has summoned its ambassador to Addis Ababa for the purpose of consulting on relations between the two countries," said the Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mansour Boulad.

Pollad added that summoning the ambassador for consultations is a customary diplomatic procedure "when there are developments in the relations of any two countries."

He indicated that the Sudanese ambassador will return to his workplace when the Foreign Ministry decides to complete consultations with him.

Sudan’s move came after an increase in tension between Khartoum and Addis Ababa over the "Al Fashaqa" agricultural area on the borders of the two countries, which Sudan claims ownership and is cultivated by Ethiopians.

The two sides exchanged accusations of violence within their respective borders.

Last Sunday, Sudan accused Ethiopian forces of "attacking its territory", while Ethiopia claimed that Sudanese forces had crossed into its borders, last month.

Khartoum banned air traffic over Gedaref State in the east of the country, to which "Al-Fashaqa" belongs, after it claimed that an Ethiopian military plane had flown inside the borders of Sudan.

The chastity area, which has been causing tension between the two countries for years, borders Tigray, which has witnessed fighting and battles against the Ethiopian central government since last November.

The high level of tension coincided with differences between the two countries, in addition to Egypt, over the Renaissance Dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, and represents some risks for Cairo and Khartoum.

At the beginning of this month, Sudan described the second filling of the dam lake by Ethiopia without reaching an agreement, "a direct threat to its national security."

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