From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Wed May 12 2010 - 09:05:52 EDT
*http://dehai.org/conflict/goe/mofa/mofa_051200.htm*
*Press Release Ethiopian Regime Launches an Offensive Against Eritrea*
*The Ethiopian regime has launched an offensive on the right and left flanks
of the Mereb-Setit front today, 12 May 2000. The attack began shortly after
midnight. *
*Earlier this week, Ethiopia's Prime Minister declared to the diplomatic
community in Addis Ababa as well as the visiting UN Security Council mission
that Ethiopia is "going to war and it will resolve the conflict soon." *
*In preparation for its impending war of aggression, the TPLF regime did not
only obstruct the OAU peace process for the last nine months, but it also
made progress impossible at the proximity talks in Algiers by refusing to
respect key provisions of the OAU peace plan; including signature of the
documents and cease-fire agreement. *
*The TPLF regime further frustrated efforts by the UN Security Council whose
mission visited both capitals in the middle of this week. *
*The TPLF regime has launched this new wave of offensives against Eritrea at
a time of grave humanitarian crisis in the region and when the international
community is engaged in a huge rescue operation to save millions in Ethiopia
from death by starvation.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asmara, 12 May 2000 *
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*2000 *Fighting between Ethiopia and Eritrea renewed on May 12,
http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/ACRText/ACR-EthErt.html
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/history_7600615
2000: Ignoring international pleas to end their two-year border conflict,
Ethiopia and Eritrea return to open war with fighting reported on three
fronts.
http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/asr/9no4/Lortan.html
The military stalemate was broken in a new offensive launched by the
Ethiopian defence forces on 12 May 2000, two years to the day since the
first major battle, and two days before the Ethiopian elections. The
Ethiopian advance, and the subsequent Eritrean defeat from positions it had
defended for two years, took everyone by surprise, including the Ethiopians
themselves.
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