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From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Wed Jun 15 2011 - 14:10:49 EDT
Press Statement
15/06/2011
It is to be noted that authors of fabricated ploys recently disseminated
defamatory allegation claiming that 'Eritrea has a conspiratorial intention
during the AU Conference that was held in Addis Ababa last January' which
was correlated with the internal popular opposition inside Ethiopia. The
intention of authors of such ploy was to give added impetus to their hostile
accusations alleging that 'Eritrea is undermining peace in the Horn of
Africa." However, those who orchestrate the fabrication cannot at all
conceal the objective truth outlined below.
Although the opposition that surfaces in any country is aggravated by
external forces for serving various agendas, the root cause of such
opposition is nonetheless domestic. A number of examples in different
countries could be cited in this regard.
In the case of Ethiopia in particular, an objective assessment of
developments over the past 20 years proves that the root cause of various
oppositions in that country, apart from the Haileselasie and Mengistu
regimes, lies in the TPLF clique's strategy and policies of dominance
pursued in the name of 'Tigray' that marginalized the rest of the Ethiopian
population. The misguided policies and actions of the US Administration also
aggravated this state of affairs, besides being the cause of instability,
crises and suffering in the Horn of Africa. And this can be confirmed
through concrete evidences, and not mere analysis and conceptual
misrepresentation. Washington's resort to the ploy of employing the TPLF as
a servant entity by providing political support to it, and thereby serve as
regional tool through undermining the Oromo, Ogaden, Amhara, Afar, Tigray
and other oppositions is well documented.
It is obvious that with the failure of the policy of Washington and its
allies in the Horn region and the existing, as well as potential
apprehension in Ethiopia on the one hand, and the growing frustration over
the failure of the military, political, economic and diplomatic conspiracies
against the Eritrean people on the other have given rise to a more desperate
stance. Hence, the engineers of crisis in Washington are primarily
accountable to the deteriorating situation in Ethiopia and the prevailing
instability in the Horn of Africa. The TPLF that opted to serve as a
subservient party in pursuit of narrow ends is also to be held accountable.
One wonders if the TPLF could at all engage in acts of this type in Somalia,
Eritrea and Ethiopia itself short of Washington's care.
It is well known that the people and Government of Eritrea pursue the policy
of fostering close relations and cooperation among the people of the region
for common benefit. As the TPLF and its backers are well aware, Eritrea's
solidarity with the just opposition of all peoples is an enabling one that
upholds the principle of self-reliance, and not a substitute for handouts.
It is to be noted that any opposition that lacks authentic capacity and just
cause could not emerge victorious with external support, be it Eritrean or
any major power. Thus, any allegation claiming that oppositions in Ethiopia
or the region as a whole are sponsored by Eritrea's material and military
assistance is but an act of pure recrimination that totally lacks concrete
evidence.
The parties to be held accountable for the existing popular opposition be it
in the Oromo region of Ethiopia or elsewhere, are the instigators
themselves. And the organizations that lead the opposition, whether those in
the Oromo region or others, are the ones to assume responsibility for their
action. In this respect, pointing a finger to the people and Government of
Eritrea has no legal basis whatsoever. Uttering nonsensical remarks such as
'we have evidence', 'intelligence data is in our possession,' 'we have the
testimony of detained individuals'.. cannot embellish the authors of lies.
Ploys of this type can never deviate the people and Government of Eritrea
from pursuing their cherished objectives.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
15 June 2011
Asmara
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