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Ethiopia does not want war with Eritrea, says PM
March 20, 2025
Teklemariam Bekit, Editor, BBC Tigrinya


Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he wants to have negotiations over access to the sea

Landlocked Ethiopia has no intention of starting a war with neighbouring Eritrea in order to gain access to the sea, the country's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said.

A previous statement, in 2023, that having a seaport was an "existential issue" for the nation sparked concerns that the Ethiopia could take one by force.

Abiy's comments to parliament on Thursday came amid fresh concerns that the neighbours, which have had a fractious relationship in the past, could be involved in a conflict again.

The prime minister said the issue of sea access for the world's most populous landlocked nation should be resolved through diplomacy and mutual benefit. .... read

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vy2x04pepo

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Ethiopia, I mean UAE, wants war, but Eritrea declined the invitation to war in order to spare the lives of Ethiopian hunger-conscripts.

If the motives behind their call to war is to carryout population control in Ethiopia, we Eritreans don't want to be part of it. But we advise you that, its safer and cost effective to buy condoms than bullets to reduce your population size.

Well, that is right, Ethiopia doesn't want a war with anybody. War is not the primary choice of any nation. War is the ultimate resort, after all options have been exhausted. Shabia's intransigence has left no other option other than resorting to the means of force. Now many observers are saying war is unavoidable!