Confrontation continues between Ethiopia, Eritrea

Eritrea announced on Wednesday that eight of its civilians were seriously injured in an Ethiopian air attack against Kenevina village in the southwestern part of the country.

A statement released by Eritrea's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said this attack constitutes clear evidence of Ethiopia's attempt to revenge its defeat on Tsourona front.

An Eritrean diplomat in Nairobi stated that Kinavina is 200 km southwest of the capital, Asmara, and 40 km from Padmi front.

Since resuming fighting on February 6, Asmara has accused Ethiopia repeatedly of bombarding several towns and villages, killing 27 civilians and wounding another 30, whereas Ethiopia denied attacking civilian positions.

On Wednesday, Ethiopia strongly denied an announcement by Eritrea that the Ethiopian army lost 57 tanks and warplanes and suffered heavy human losses in the battles that recently took place between the two countries' forces.

AFP quoted spokeswoman for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, Saloumi Tadisi, as saying on Wednesday that this information is groundless and aims at raising the deteriorated morale of the Eritrean forces following their Padmi defeat.

The spokeswoman called upon the Eritrean authorities to stop such statements and to resort instead to working for durable peace through withdrawing from the Ethiopian territories.

It was also on Wednesday when the Eritrea's Foreign Ministry stressed that confrontations on Tuesday stopped after the Ethiopian attack on Tsourona front failed.

A border dispute is taking place between Asmara and Addis Ababa over lands along their joint borders extending for 1,000 kilometers.