From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Sun Apr 26 2009 - 15:39:37 EDT
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER N°1260
18/04/2009
ETHIOPIA
Berhanu Kebede flunks at G20
The Ethiopian Ambassador to London was in no party mood during the
recent G20 summit, attended by Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is particularly annoyed with his
country’s Ambassador to the UK, Berhanu Kebede, following the
demonstrations against his coming to London for the G20 summit.
According to some reports the PM almost insulted the Ambassador, so the
latter is now pondering on his future. In fact, another meeting in
London a few days previously between the Minister for Government
Communication Bereket Simon and Ethiopian government supporters had
already been disrupted by members of the opposition.
The Ethiopian authorities then made extensive arrangements for a
substantial pro-Meles Zenawi demonstration to celebrate his presence at
the summit.
What actually took place on the day was precisely the opposite. Some
tens of Ethiopian opponents spoke out against Meles Zenawi and were
shown on CNN, the BBC and other channels wanting sensational pictures.
Zenawi was so furious that at the last minute he cancelled the press
conference he had scheduled in London. Berhanu Kebede was no doubt
severely ticked off for the “disastrous failure” of media coverage of
Meles Zenawi’s presence at the summit.
He could now well be wondering whether he consequently risks being
recalled to Addis Ababa and what he would do in that case.
Honour was upheld in Ethiopia, however: the State-controlled media
presented the G20 meeting as a resounding success for Meles Zenawi. They
even went so far as to claim that the summit had decided to attribute
several hundred million dollars to Ethiopia. Which would not seem to be
the case!
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