Rubio discusses Ethiopia — Eritrea tensions with Ethiopia's Abiy

Oct 14 (Reuters) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on Wednesday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed about tensions with neighboring Eritrea, the US State Department said on Wednesday. "The Secretary supports de-escalation by all sides," the State Department said in a statement. (Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and Bhargav Acharya; editing by Michelle Nichols ) ((Bhargav.Acharya@thomsonreuters.com)