KHARTOUM, 18 March, 2021 (TON): On Wednesday, the head of Sudan’s ruling interim military council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan urged Ethiopia to withdraw its troops from the territory of Sudan.

During a visit to the Omdurman military zone units, Burhan said, “We will continue to demand that Ethiopian forces withdraw from all Sudanese lands.”

While stressing on Ethiopia’s recognizing Sudanese sovereignty over the eastern border region, Burhan said, “Unless there is an acknowledgment by the Ethiopian side that these lands are Sudanese and signs have been placed, we will not negotiate with anyone.”

The Sudanese army has reopened the Sudanese territory on the eastern border and is firm on having no friendly talks with Ethiopia unless it approves the Sudanese territory.

However, both countries are going through tensions over the Ethiopian farmers cultivating land that is claimed by Sudan. Likewise, both claim sovereignty over the Al-Fashaqa region where Ethiopia’s northern Amhara and Tigray regions meet Sudan’s eastern Gedaref state.