UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is very concerned about reports that Ethiopia and Eritrea have moved troops closer to their common border. Mr Annan called on both sides to exercise maximum restraint.| There, that'll do it. What's for lunch? |
Mr Annan called on both sides to immediately stop any action that could be misinterpreted or could jeopardise security arrangements agreed in their peace plan.
Since Eritrea banned UN helicopter flights, the activities of UN peacekeepers have been severely constrained, and they have been forced to abandon many of their posts.
| Can't get good fois gras without helicopters. |
Last week, Eritrea's president, Isaias Afewerki, said in a letter to the Security Council that it had lost credibility by failing to force Ethiopia from the border town of Badme. The town was given to Eritrea by a boundary commission set up under the peace deal.