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Ethiopia-Eritrea: AU calls for restrain over Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict

Written by Afrique en Ligne
Monday Mar 19th

Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict - The African Union (AU) has called for restraint between Ethiopia and Eritrea after Addis Ababa launched a widely-publicised military attack on its former province, Eritrea. The AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping said Friday the organization was willing to assist the two states to embark on talks to normalise diplomatic relations.

Ping reiterated the Commission's willingness to push forward the stalled peace process between the two countries, which went to war in 1998 over a key route to the Red Sea port and have remained on a no-war-no-peace stance for a decade.

Ping said the AU Commission assisted the two sides to reach the Algiers Agreements in 2000 and has continued its push for the normalisation of relations through the issuance of declarations through the AU Heads of State and Government Assembly.

“The Chairperson reaffirms his readiness to assist the two countries overcome the current difficulties and address their underlying causes through dialogue and normalise their relations,” Ping said in a statement.

The AU said it was committed to a plan to ensure peace prevailed in the Horn of Africa region and would move to implement previous agreements reached amongst the African leaders to end conflict in the region.

Eritrea's foreign ministry accused Ethiopia of carrying out what it characterised as “provocative attacks” on its territory.

Asmara also questioned Ethiopia's motive of publicising the military incursion into Eritrea, calling the action a violation of international law.

The Eritrean foreign ministry said Ethiopia carried out the attacks to deflect attention from its internal political problems.

“The people and Government of Eritrea shall not entertain and will not be entrapped by such deceitful ploys that are aimed at derailing and eclipsing the underlying fundamental issues. This is well-known to the regime and its backers,” Eritrean foreign ministry said.

However, Ethiopia's foreign ministry, said it was always ready for dialogue but carried out the military attacks to warn Eritrea of the dangers of continuing attacks against civilians and infrastructure installations inside Ethiopia.

None of the claims could be independently verified.

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US urges restraint from Ethiopia



Thursday, March 15, 2012


The United States on Thursday urged both sides to show restraint after Ethiopia attacked an Eritrean military base over the killing of five European tourists on its territory.

"We have heard the government's reports that its forces struck military posts inside Eritrea today," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters.

"We are obviously calling on both sides to exercise restraint and to avoid any further military action," she added.

"We are seeking further clarification from them as to their intentions," Nuland said when asked if the United States accepted Ethiopia's explanation for launching military action.

The government in Addis Ababa said Ethiopian forces launched an attack 16 kilometers (10 miles) inside Eritrea but did not say what the casualties were on either side.

In January, two Germans, two Austrians and one Hungarian were killed in an attack on the slopes of Ethiopia's famed Erta Ale volcano in the remote Afar region.

Ethiopia blamed arch foe Eritrea for the attack on the tourists, charges that Eritrea denied.

The attack on the tourists had rekindled tensions between the two Horn of Africa nations, raising fears of another war between the countries.

Eritrea broke away from Ethiopia and won independence in 1993 after a 30-year struggle. The two countries fought a devastating 1998-2000 border war, which claimed at least 70,000 lives.
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UN Now Joins EAC Call for Ethiopia Restraint



19 March 2012


Both the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development and the East African Community have joined the international fraternity in urging restraint in the rising tensions between the Horn of Africa arch-rivals, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

The calls for a peaceful resolution of the standoff between the two countries come in the wake of Ethiopian troops crossing the border into Eritrea for the second time on Saturday in what is said to be in hot pursuit of rebels.

Both regional blocs are understood to have reached out to both countries through their embassies in Nairobi, even as the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined the growing chorus urging Ethiopia and Eritrea to avoid any action that could escalate tensions between the two neighbours.

"The Secretary-General has urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint," Mr Ban's spokesperson, Martin Nesirky, said in a statement sent to media houses.

"He calls on Ethiopia and Eritrea to resolve their differences through peaceful means and to avoid any action that could lead to an escalation of tensions," he added.

Tensions persist between the two countries, which fought a bloody border war that ended in 2000 with the parties agreeing to abide by the ruling of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission. However, Ethiopia's rejection of the decision reached by the commission in 2002 stalled the physical demarcation of the border in 2003.

The Secretary-General urged both parties to respect each other's territorial integrity. Ethiopia's raid of the rebel bases inside Eritrea has not come as a complete surprise to observers in the region. Addis Ababa has routinely accused Eritrea of hosting and training separatist fighters opposed to the government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

In January this year, Ethiopia reacted angrily to an attack that killed five Western tourists. It also blamed the same Afar rebel movement for an earlier kidnapping of Westerners in its northern Afar region in 2007.

IGAD is said to be closely monitoring the situation amid growing fears that the dispute between the two bitter rivals could find its way into Somalia, which the region has struggled so hard to stabilise. The two countries have been accused of taking their dispute to Somalia where they back different factions in the beleaguered country.

The two neighbouring countries, which share a history, accuse one another of support separatist groups and terrorist groups against each other.

Addis Ababa has; however, succeed in portraying Asmara as the villain in their long drawn border and ideological conflicts. Besides Ethiopia is valued partner of the United States government in it war on terror.

The last week's attack by the Ethiopian government is the first since the end of the 1998-2000 war that killed an estimated 80,000 people and which still festers simply because the border dispute that triggered the conflict remains unresolved.

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Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Ethiopia-Eritrea Situation

TOKYO, Japan, March 23, 2012

TOKYO, Japan, March 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- On Thursday, March 15, military attacks by the Ethiopian Forces on the Eritrean territory occurred near the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. While the Forces retreated after the attacks, there have been reports that another attack was made later. Japan is paying close attention to the situation.

Concerned about increasing tension in this region, Japan calls for restraint to all the parties concerned and also strongly urges all the parties concerned to make efforts to ease the tension.

Moreover, Japan is concerned about the border issue that lies behind the tension between the two countries and strongly expects efforts to be made for an early and peaceful solution of the issue by the two countries.

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Austria condemned Woyane's unprovoked attacks on Eritrea


Spindelegger: "Preventive European diplomacy between Ethiopia and Eritrea is needed. Must not lose sight of peace prospects in the Horn of Africa"


VIENNA, Austria, March 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)..

Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger expressed his concern over the growing tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea. „Reports of attacks on Eritrean territory near the Ethiopian border are causing alarm bells to ring and are pointing to the need for preventive diplomacy“, said the Vice Chancellor.

Spindelegger demanded an end to the violence and urged the politicians in charge to exercise restraint, to respect the principles of international law, and to seek a peaceful solution to outstanding issues. Moreover, he demanded compliance with and implementation of agreements such as the so-called Algiers Agreement of 2000, in which Ethiopia and Eritrea had committed themselves to respecting a binding award relating to the demarcation of their borders. In this context, the Foreign Minister reminded of Austria‘s systematic engagement in support of the rule of law.

Spindelegger admonished both governments to their responsibilities for the people in the two countries, in particular for the people living along the common border, who must be given a perspective: „Sustainable stability can only be achieved if both countries recognize the necessity to get along and reach out to each other to develop prospects for a future in peace.“

The Vice Chancellor pointed out to the significant and long-standing commitment of the European Union in the Horn of Africa in several areas such as humanitarian assistance, development, and security. He maintained that, in view of its role as a respected and recognized negotiation partner in the region, the EU is predestined to become active in the spirit of preventive diplomacy together with other international partners. The objective is to counteract any further buildup of tensions, explained Spindelegger.


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