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Official dismisses Djibouti President’s remarks

    NAIROBI

    Eritrea on Tuesday rejected comments by Djibouti that ties between the two countries were worsening. The Eritrean embassy spokesman in Nairobi Kidane Woldeyesus said his government had “no wars” with Djibouti and described the comments in a BBC interview by Djibouti President Ismael Omar Gelleh as a “way of trying to demonise” Eritrea. Kidane told IRIN that Djibouti was “making noises”, yet Eritrea had “no border conflicts, political or economic quarrels” with its neighbour. In the interview, President Guelleh accused Eritrea of supporting Djiboutian rebels and said the two countries were “almost in a state of war”.

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