ADDIS ABABA, April 24 (Reuter) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has warned Sudan to expect a tough response to any ''hostile moves.''
''The Ethiopian government and people held no ill-feelings towards the Sudanese people,'' Meles said in a speech to parliament...Tuesday.
'But one basic fact the Islamist-backed government in Khartoum should recognise is...much as Ethiopia does not want to interfere and create discord with Sudan, Ethiopia will not hesitate to respond in kind to any hostile moves directed against it,'' he said.
Relations between the two neighbours have worsened steadily since last June's attempted assassination of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in Addis Ababa.
Meles repeated Ethiopia's assertion...Sudan was involved in the attempt. The United Nations Security Council has endorsed the accusation and told Sudan, which denies any involvement, to extradite surviving members of the 11-member commando.
''Ethiopia expects...the U.N. Security Council will take steps to force Sudan to comply with its resolution,'' Meles told parliament.
Sudan is now ringed by enemies who say it wants to export its brand of political Islam. Khartoum accuses its foes, including Ethiopia, of backing Sudanese rebels and cooperating with a U.S.-led plot to overthrow the government.