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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," Meles Zenawi told MPs. | "Our defence forces have the capacity to deter aggression and to repulse it if it occurred," Meles Zenawi told MPs. |
| An Eritrean minister said Mr Meles was "paranoid" and trying to divert attention from his domestic problems. He denied backing Ethiopian rebels. | |
| 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. |
| Mr Meles also accused Eritrea of backing its rebel groups, in particular in Ethiopia's Somali region. | |
| Talks | |
| United Nations peacekeepers are monitoring a buffer zone along the border but Ethiopia has long accused Eritrean troops of infiltrating the zone. | 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 | 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. | 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. |
| Mr Meles told parliament that he did not agree with the border ruling but said he accepted it. | 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." | "We believe the ruling was wrong, we still believe it is wrong, but we accept the ruling even though it is wrong." |
| He said he was ready to hold talks with Eritrea about implementing the ruling but Eritrea says there is nothing to talk about - Ethiopia should just withdraw from Badme. | |
| Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu said Mr Meles' comments were another attempt to delay implementation of the boundary commission's ruling. | |
| Eritrea wants the international community to put more pressure on Ethiopia to comply with the ruling. | |
| 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. |