Eritrea asks Arab League to ease tension between it, Sudan

Eritrea on Sunday asked the Arab League to interfere in order to calm down the tension in the relations between it and Sudan after Khartoum confirmed that the Eritrean army supported the Sudanese rebels and opposition in the recent attacks in East Sudan.

This was expressed in a written message the secretary general of the Arab League (AL) received from Eritrea's foreign minister Ali Sayed Abdullah and conveyed by Eritrea's ambassador in Cairo.

In a statement following the meeting, Eritrea's ambassador explained that the message also pertains to the recent Mashakos agreement between the Sudanese government and the rebels in southern Sudan, noting that Asmara is careful to maintain good relations with Sudan.

On the other hand and in a related issue, the AL chief discussed with the chairman of the Sudanese Democratic Coalition, Muhammad Othman al-Meirghani, latest developments on the Sudanese area in light of the war taking place between the Sudanese forces and the rebels.