From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Mon Jul 13 2009 - 23:08:33 EDT
Eritrea denies aiding Somali insurgents
www.chinaview.cn 2009-07-14 06:00:53
ASMARA, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Eritrea on Monday denied media reports
that it has been supplying insurgents in Somalia with personnel and
weapons, saying that Eritrea is becoming the victim of "all concocted
and fabricated acts of lie and defamation."
"Many media outlets too, either intentionally or inadvertently, did
not refrain from covering the drama," said a statement on the website of
Eritrea's Ministry of Information.
"Who is to believe and be mislead by claims that the Somali people's
resistance 'is employing external human resource,' as if it lacked the
requisite manpower and resilience?" said the statement.
"By the same token, which many parties are to be misleading by
claims that the Somali opposition forces are 'amassing arms from
outside,' as if there are no enough arms in Somalia itself?" it asked.
"In a situation where there exists no functioning state and
government, law and order, as well as foreign intervention and warlords,
it is not surprising to witness Somalia becoming a fertile ground for
extremism," said the statement.
"Under the circumstances, it is imperative that the Somali people
should be left alone to resolve their own problems themselves without
any external interference rather than looking for any excuses to
postpone a solution, and thus prolong their suffering," it concluded.
Eritrea has repeatedly denied the allegations that it is supplying
militants in Somalia with personnel and arms, and said that the claims
are "totally false."
Editor: Yan
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/14/content_11703665.htm
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