Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 16:15:15 +0200
Ethiopia: Tedros meets UN Chef de Cabinet for Regional Protection force Plan
Nairobi (HAN) June 3, 2014 .
The Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr.Tedros held discussions in Algiers with
Susan Malcorra, the Chef de Cabinet of the UN Secretary-General. Their
discussion focused on regional peace and security. Dr. Tedros detailed
Ethiopia's role in working for peace and stability in the Horn of Africa
region and commended the UN for adopting a resolution for the rapid
deployment of the proposed Deterrence and Protection force for to South
Sudan. He also briefed Ms. Malcorra on Eritrea's continued efforts to
destabilize the region, even involving itself in the South Sudan conflict.
The Ethiopian Foreign Minister stressed there was no sign that it had
genuinely changed its behavior.
The Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros said the sanctions' regime needed
to be implemented seriously in order to persuade the regime to genuinely
change its behavior. He pointed out that Ethiopia had accepted the Border
Commission's decisions despite its faults and announced its readiness to
implement these in a manner to bring lasting peace and normalization of
relations long ago. Dr. Tedros repeated that Ethiopia was fully ready to
solve any problems with Eritrea, but for this dialogue was paramount.
Ethiopia had made clear its readiness to have such a dialogue at any time,
place and at any level.
The Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros asked the UN to check the behavior
of the Eritrean regime properly and take the necessary measure to restrain
its destabilizing activities. Susan Malcorra said she appreciated Ethiopia's
stance and promised the UN's support for peaceful resolution of the issue.
She also said she would put forward Ethiopia's concerns regarding the
behavior of the Eritrean regime to the Secretary-General.
The Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros and Susan Malcorra also exchanged
views on the construction the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, its potential
benefits and the measures taken by Ethiopia, including establishment of the
International Panel of Experts to ensure the Dam would not cause any
significant harm to lower riparian countries.
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"The planning of peacekeeping operations is the ultimate challenge because
you never know where you have to operate; you never know what they want you
to do; you don't have the mandate in advance; you don't have forces; you
don't have transport; and you don't have money We always have to start from
zero. Each and every operation that we start, we start with nothing".
Major-General Frank van Kappen, Military Advisor to the Secretary-General,
March 1997
Tedros_UN2014"He really is lying, the coward TPLF official has not even a
courage to see his master direct on her eyes" my words.BH
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