Sunday, October 25, 2020

Ethiopian foreign minister accuses Trump of 'incitement to war' - UPI.com

Ethiopia's foreign minister contacted U.S. Ambassador Mike Raynor Saturday to get clarity on statements made by President Donald Trump this week about the Nile dam dispute.

In a statement posted to Facebook Saturday, Ethiopian minister of foreign affairs H.E. Gedu Andargachew said he told Ambassador Mike Raynor that a statement Trump made Friday was "incitement of war between Ethiopia and Egypt" that doesn't reflect Ethiopia's partnership with the United States and is not acceptable under international law.

During a Friday call with Sudan and Israel to discuss normalizing relations between Sudan and Israel, Trump referenced a long-simmering dispute -- that involves Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan -- over a dam on the Blue Nile River.

"[Egypt] will end up blowing up the dam," Trump said. "And I said it and I say it loud and clear ... they'll blow up that dam. And they have to do something."

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