Ethiopia will not strike first if a border dispute with Eritrea escalates again, the Government told the UN.
Military build-ups have been reported on both sides of the unmarked 1000km frontier, over which the two African nations fought a two-year war from 1998.
UN officials reported Ethiopia said troop deployments were of a "defensive nature".
Ethiopia 'on defensive' against Eritrea
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