From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Wed Sep 30 2009 - 19:14:00 EDT
State of Eritrea - Ministry of Information
Pragmatic and Just Viewpoint That Calls for Justice
By
Sep 30, 2009, 19:00
"The times we are living in at present are times of domination,
exploitation, adventurism and conceit. They are times where the art of
'crisis management' after a deliberate instigation of a conflict has
been refined, and times of unprovoked acts of conspiracies to create
division among peoples. They are also times when terrorism is cultivated
and 'war on terror' is used as a pretext for domination and
exploitation, while regional and international organizations are used as
extensions to serve such purposes. The world continues to witness the
sovereignty of countries being compromised to serve super power
interests and people's rights are continuously oppressed. The list is
endless"
The aforementioned salient remarks are part of the speech President
Isaias Afwerki delivered four years ago on the occasion of Independence
Day Anniversary celebrations, as he described the prevailing global
situation then. The President had also made predictions as to where the
situation was heading. In his statement that "the worst phase of the
whole situation being thus, it is not difficult to realize that the
natural and gradual shift in the balance of power, the dynamic changes
in the global economy, the rising awareness among peoples of the world
against hegemony and violation of rights will in time reverse the
prevailing global circumstances," President Isaias foretold the
financial and economic meltdown of the past two years and the resulting
growing demand for a ground-breaking change by the masses.
The Government of Eritrea is recognized in the world for its uniquely
different views and its courage in openly expressing those views. The
fact that the Eritrean government does not refrain from firmly opposing
commonly accepted but misguided perceptions is a matter of astonishment
for those quarters that are used to meekly conforming to accepted norms.
For any new idea or viewpoint, irrespective of whether it is true or
not, can at first seem frightening and unacceptable. Today, a number of
writers and analysts are talking about the facts and viewpoints the
Eritrean government had raised a while back as if they were newly
discovered ideas.
The Eritrean government's principles and outlook emanate from its
independent and just domestic objective and policy. As a continuation of
this domestic objective, its viewpoints on the international level are
bold and just. The Eritrean government's views call for and advocate
justice, the rule of law, mutual progress as well as peace and
prosperity for all peoples of the world. And since these principles are
genuine and not driven by ulterior motives, it is becoming gradually
clear that there is no choice but to accept and adopt such outlook.
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