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March 16, 2012
Eritrea Calls for UN to Respond After Ethiopian Attack
VOA News
Eritrea is calling for the United Nations to impose penalties on arch-rival
Ethiopia, after Ethiopian forces attacked a military base inside Eritrea.
In a statement Friday, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh said the
incursion is part of a history of "unlawful and provocative attacks" by
Ethiopia. He urged the U.N. Security Council to take measures to "ensure
justice and the respect of the rule of law."
Ethiopian government spokesman, Shimeles Kemal speaks in Addis Ababa on
March 15, 2012, where he announced that Ethiopia had attacked an Eritrean
military base today, where rebel groups are
armed and trained by the Eritrean government.Ethiopia government spokesman
Shimeles Kemal said Thursday the attack was against two military posts that
"subversive groups" used to carry out attacks in Ethiopia.
In an interview with VOA late Thursday, Eritrean Information Minister Ali
Abdu said any subversive groups in Ethiopia are reacting to their own
government's policies.
"The internal crisis inside Ethiopia, it is a result of its narrow and
backward policy of divide and rule being conducted by the Ethiopian
regime," he said.
The United States has urged both sides to exercise restraint. U.S. State
Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Washington is seeking further
clarification from Ethiopia about its intentions.
Ethiopia has repeatedly accused Eritrea of backing rebel groups that attack
targets in Ethiopia's Afar area. Shimeles specifically mentioned an
incident in January in which five European tourists were killed.
Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a war between 1998 and 2000 that killed an
estimated 80,000 people. Tension between the countries has remained high
ever since.
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