From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Wed Mar 10 2010 - 08:05:29 EST
U.S. trying to create chaos in Eritrea - media
10 Mar 2010 11:51:57 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Accuses Washington of trying to stall economy
* Media running sustained campaign against United States
By Jeremy Clarke
ASMARA, March 10 (Reuters) - Eritrea accused the United States on Wednesday
of trying to destabilise the Horn of Africa nation and halt its economic
growth, local media reported.
Relations between the government and Washington remain antagonistic. The
U.S. Embassy suspended its consular services in February and the ambassador
has not been formally recognised by Asmara despite being in the country for
more than two years.
Asmara accuses the United States of masterminding the sanctions resolution
imposed on Eritrea last December by the United Nations Security Council,
which says Eritrea is supporting an insurgency in war-ravaged Somalia.
Asmara denies involvement in the violence and demands substantial proof be
produced. Last month, pro-Eritrea protests were held in various world
capitals against the resolution.
"A concerted resistance on part of the Eritrean people has once again
demonstrated the futility of past, present and future American agenda," the
Eritrea Profile said in an editorial.
"(The United States) attempts to create chaos and division on top of
incapacitating Eritrean economy and political strength," the state-run,
twice-weekly Profile said.
The violence in Somalia has killed at least 21,000 people since the
beginning of 2007.
Asmara permits no independent Eritrean media. The Eritrea Profile is running
a sustained campaign blaming Washington for the sanctions. The Profile has
not run a word this year that questions a government policy or decision.
Reporters Without Borders says Eritrea has been the worst violator of press
freedoms in the world since 2007, ranking it below North Korea for three
years in a row. (Editing by David Clarke and Giles Elgood)
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