Sudan on Monday accused Chad of providing logistic and financial support to the rebel forces of the National Redemption Front (NRF) in the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur.

"Without Chad's support, the NRF can not continue its military activities in the region," spokesman of the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Ali al-Sadig told reporters.

He reiterated Sudan's commitment to the Tripoli agreement signed between the Sudanese and Chadian governments during a mini African summit in the Libyan capital in February, in which the two sides promised to refrain from supporting armed rebel forces in the other country.

"Chad is an important neighboring country, therefore any escalation of confrontation between Sudan and Chad is of no benefit to each of the two countries, which are linked to each another with eternal relations at both the official and people's levels," the spokesman said.

On Saturday, the Chadian government claimed that Sudan's air forces bombarded four Chadian villages in the border area, destroying homes and sowing panic among local residents.

Khartoum has denied any involvement of its war planes in the clashes inside the Chadian territories, saying that N'Djamena made the accusation only to cover its support for the Sudanese rebels in Darfur.

Recently, Khartoum and N'Djamena have repeatedly accused each other of supporting rebels in the other country and violating the February accord on bringing stability to the region.

Source: Xinhua