From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Thu Aug 06 2009 - 15:38:31 EDT
The statement of Ms. Clinton in regards to Somalia is very disappointing, Mr. Ali Abdu confirms to Al-jazeera.
By Staff
Aug 6, 2009, 13:10
The statement of Ms. Clinton is very disappointing and the reasons as to why the new US administration has chosen to drag itself in the quagmire in Somalia is astonishing to say the least, Mr. Ali Abdu said to Al-Jazeera in a televised interview this evening.
Mr. Ali added that it is surprising to witness why the new US administration was not able to learn from mistakes of the previous US administrations.
He went on to say that US intervention in Somalia for the last 19 years has caused the Somalis to develop deep hatred for the United States and that this has in turn complicated matters in Somalia in particular and the region as a whole in general.
"The fact that the new US administration has failed to learn from mistakes of the previous US administration is indeed unfortunate", Mr. Ali Abdu emphasized.
In regards to Eritrean support to Somalis Mr. Ali underlined that "the support of the Eritrean Government to the people of Somalia will not cease under any circumstances and that it will be accentuated even further".
Mr. Ali Abdu concluded the televised interview stating that the Government of Eritrea reminds the US administration to keep its hands off from meddling in the affairs of Somalia once and for all.
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