Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support de-escalation of the Al-Fashaga dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia.

We raised our concerns at recent violence in the Al-Fashaga region with authorities in Addis Ababa and Khartoum on 28 June, making clear that a peaceful solution is needed. We will continue to raise these concerns, to press both sides to de-escalate and to engage in talks to resolve the longstanding disputes over the area.