Khartoum, 15 January/Xinhua / - the Army Sudan is ready to counteract intensity escalation on eastern frontier of the country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs declared Sudan Ibrahim Gandur on joint press conferences with arrived on a visit chapter Ministry foreign affairs of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Vorknekh Gebeyekhu.
Ibrahim Gandur noted that Khartoum does not say that any concrete state focuses now the forces, and pays attention to the threat facing east regions of the country. According to him, in the east Sudan is forces up in arms opposing the government therefore the authorities accepted preventive responses to threat of safety on eastern frontier.
to V. Gebeyekh declared that Ethiopia is ready to cooperate closely with Sudan and to work over providing the world and stability in the region.
the Governor east Sudanese State of Kassala Adam Dzhamma declared earlier border closing with Eritrea since evening on January 5. Khartoum also started sending additional armies to this state.