US Senator Rubio backs de-escalation between Ethiopia and Eritrea
US Senator Marco Rubio supports efforts to ease tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea after Ethiopian forces advanced near the border.
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AIThe US State Department has announced that Senator Marco Rubio supports de-escalation between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
This statement follows the advance of Ethiopian government forces toward the town of Zalambessa on the Eritrean border, which had been under the control of Tigray region rebels, according to Al-Sharq.
The Eritrean Foreign Ministry has called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Ethiopia, describing the recent developments as a declaration of war on Eritrea and accusing Ethiopia of planning to invade its territory.