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Ethiopia 'ready for Eritrea war' Ethiopia 'ready for Eritrea war'
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Ethiopia's prime minister says he is strengthening his army in preparation for an attack by long-time foe Eritrea.Ethiopia's prime minister says he is strengthening his army in preparation for an attack by long-time foe Eritrea.
"Our defence forces have the capacity to deter aggression and to repulse it if it occurred and... this is being strengthened by the day," he told MPs. "Our defence forces have the capacity to deter aggression and to repulse it if it occurred," Meles Zenawi told MPs.
The two neighbours fought a border war from 1998-2000, in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed. Eritrea has yet to comment. The two neighbours fought a border war from 1998-2000, in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed.
They back rival sides in Somalia and there had been fears that they could clash there through local proxies.They back rival sides in Somalia and there had been fears that they could clash there through local proxies.
In 2002, an independent boundary commission ruled on where the countries' border should lie. United Nations peacekeepers are monitoring a buffer zone along the border but Ethiopia has long accused Eritrean troops of infiltrating the zone.
We believe the ruling was wrong, we still believe it is wrong, but we accept the ruling even though it is wrong Meles ZenawiEthiopia prime minister How brothers fell out
Under the deal to end their war, an independent boundary commission ruled on where the countries' border should lie in 2002.
It awarded the town of Badme to Eritrea but Ethiopia has not handed it over.It awarded the town of Badme to Eritrea but Ethiopia has not handed it over.
Eritrea wants the international community to put more pressure on Ethiopia to comply with the ruling. Mr Meles told parliament that he did not agree with the border ruling but said he accepted it.
"We believe the ruling was wrong, we still believe it is wrong, but we accept the ruling even though it is wrong."
Eritrea wants the international community to put more pressure on Ethiopia to comply with the ruling but has not commented on Mr Meles' statement.
In November 2006, the commission gave the rivals a year to physically demarcate their border or risk having it set for them.In November 2006, the commission gave the rivals a year to physically demarcate their border or risk having it set for them.