Egyptian President Sisi, Eritrean President Afwerki, Somali President Mohamud, and Sudanese Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Burhan issued a joint statement on Sunday in Egypt's New Alamein City, calling for political and peaceful resolutions to regional conflicts, including the Sudanese civil war and the conflict in Ethiopia. The statement supported the Sudanese military-led government and called for a Sudanese-led political process involving all Sudanese parties. The statement also affirmed that control of the Red Sea should belong to riparian states and warned Ethiopia against taking "unilateral measures" that could harm downstream countries. Previously, the Ethiopian government accused Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan of supporting its domestic armed alliances, an accusation denied by all three countries. On the same day, Ethiopian government forces and their allies recaptured Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region.