Ethiopia closes embassy in Eritrea, expels 10 Eritrean diplomats

Ethiopia's foreign ministry has closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats from Addis Ababa, citing hostile actions by Eritrea.

• Ethiopia's foreign ministry announced the closure of its embassy in Eritrea, citing hostile and escalatory actions, direct and indirect, by Asmara against Addis Ababa.
• The ministry declared 10 Eritrean diplomats in Addis Ababa persona non grata and ordered them to leave Ethiopian territory within 48 hours.
• Ethiopia urged the Eritrean government to cease actions contrary to the principles governing relations between sovereign states.