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From: samuel Igbu (ypfdjbc@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Apr 30 2011 - 22:11:10 EDT
Asmara, 30 April 2011 – President Isaias Afwerki underlined that the
struggle towards ensuring regional integration and cooperation should to be
reinforced through drawing lesson from the impediments encountered over the
past 20 years. The President made the statement in the second part of the
interview he gave to local media outlets.
In the extensive interview focusing on the current regional situation and
developments in the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, North Africa
and the Middle East within the context of broad spectrum and mindset,
President Isaias recalled the promising prospects that unfolded in the
beginning of the 90s following Eritrea’s independence and change in both
Ethiopia and the Sudan. However, such prospect was sabotaged as a result of
the extremely dangerous unipolar order at the global level, he elaborated.
The President further explained that the supremacist stance emanating from
this pattern of thinking gave rise to a dangerous situation of dividing the
world into spheres of influence through naked intervention, thus leading to
acute confrontation. Hence, the promising prospect of integration was
negatively affected, he added.
As regards the situation in Sudan in general and developments in the South
Sudan in particular, President Isaias pointed out that although Eritrea’s
firm policy advocates the right of the people of South Sudan to
self-determination within Sudanese unity, it nonetheless maintains that the
choice which the people of the South Sudan adopt should guarantee peace and
security in Sudan as a whole, and not be the cause of war. To this end, the
President explained that Eritrea has been playing modest role through
constructive engagement.
President Isaias further indicated that the new State of South Sudan should
guard against 3 man-made dangers, i.e. political system that gives rise to
vertical polarization, confrontation along the lines of religion, ethnicity
and tribalism, as well as one that fails to ensure equitable allocation of
opportunities and resources. Moreover, he stressed the need for vigilance on
the part of the South Sudan leadership against external interference that
undermines sovereignty.
In connection with developments in North Africa and the Middle East, the
President noted that the crisis is the outcome of misrule emanating from
family-based politics that marginalized the vast majority of the population.
However, such state of affairs was further aggravated through gross external
interference, he elucidated. In this respect, President Isaias emphasized
the need for putting an end, on priority basis, to such illegal and
obstructionist external interference, and providing the indigenous citizens
the opportunity to resolve their issues themselves.
He reiterated the dire consequences of family-based politics that lead to
the plundering of national wealth by a handful of ruling clique in tandem
with foreign parties. In this connection, the President underlined the need
for nations to refrain from such a dangerous scenario so that stability and
equitable allocation of resources may prevail.
Furthermore, President Isaias underscored the need for restructuring the
existing subservient international and regional organizations in view of the
dire consequences of the prevailing unjust world order.
-- Sincerely *YPFDJ British Columbia Chapter* YPFDJ Goal and Purpose- Our goal is to build a strong, conscious and patriotic youth movement.
Our purpose is:
- To raise the awareness and level of organisation of Eritrean youth to serve our nation - To reassert the identity, patriotism and unity of Eritrean youth - To promote the participation of Eritrean Youth in the national reconstruction of Eritrea as well as guarding the sovereignty of Eritrea - To enhance the position and influence of Eritrean Youth in their respective countries of residence.
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