1999 Press Release

• July
  1. Eritrea Remains Committed to the OAU  Framework Agreement  July 6 ,199
  2. Eritrea Remains Committed to the OAU  Framework Agreement  July 5, 199
  3. Eritrean Foreign Ministry: TPLF's Untenable Diplomatic Conduct  July 3, 199
• June
  1. Around 4,000 Ethiopian Soldiers Put Out of Action June 27, 199
  2. Ethiopian Cowardly Air Raid Around Assab  June 25, 199
  3. Ethiopian Attack on the Mereb-Setit Front June 25, 199
  4. Eritrea's Position regarding the Recent Security Council Statement June 24, 199
  5. Letter to the President of the UN Security Council  June 22, 199
  6. OAU Framework Agreement Cannot Be Adulterated  June 20, 199
  7. Two Ethiopian MiG-23 Fighter Aircraft Shot Down June 17, 199
  8. Over 6,000 Ethiopian Troops Put Out of Action  June 5, 199
  9. TPLF Army Suffers Huge Losses Two MiG-23 Fighter Planes Shot Down  June 14, 1999
  10. President Isaias  Meets with returned Peace Corps Volunteers June 12, 1999
  11. About 7,000 Ethiopian soldiers put out of action June 12, 1999
  12. TPLF unleashes new offensive  June 11, 1999
  13. Ethiopia's pattern of using force June 10, 1999
  14. TPLF issues contradictory claims  June 9 , 1999
  15. No amount of fiction can clear the TPLF's record   June 8, 1999
  16. Ethiopia's inexorable drive towards full-scale war   June 5, 1999
• May
  1. ANCIENT CIVILIZATION DOCUMENTED NEAR ASMARA  May 29, 1999
  2. Ethiopia's wanton acts of destabilization in Somalia   May 28, 1999
  3. TPLF's Rosy Picture of War May 28, 1999
  4. Over 2,500 Ethiopian Soldiers Routed  May 27,1999
  5. More Than 1,300 Ethiopian Soldiers Put Out of ActionMay 25, 1999
  6. Ethiopia Should Not Be Allowed to Keep the Peace Process HostageMay 20, 1999
  7. Ethiopia Deprives Eritreans of Right to Leave May 19, 1999
  8. No Ethiopian Prisoners in Hawashait May 18, 1999
  9. Is the OAU Framework Agreement Ambiguous?May 17, 1999
  10. Ethiopian MiGs Bomb Civilian Targets in the Port City of MassawaMay 16, 1999
  11. Why the TPLF Loathes Independent Investigation May 13, 1999
  12. Eritrea Calls for Implementation of Framework AgreementMay 12, 1999
  13. Badme Was the Culmination of TPLF's Persistent Use of ForceMay 04, 1999
  14. Eritreo-Sudanese AgreementMay 03, 1999
• April
  1. A RESPONSE TO THE RT. HON. JOHN AUSTIN'S EARLY DAY MOTION  April 30,1999
  2. TPLF's Violations Are Not Replicated in Eritrea April 30,1999
  3. Ethiopia Launches Air Raid to Frustrate Sahnoun Visit April 28,1999
  4. Is Ethiopia Interested in Peace? April 28,1999
  5. Eritrea Reaffirms Its Commitment ... of the OAU Framework Agreement April 26,1999
  6. Eritrea Calls for Respect of International LawApril 23,1999
  7. Eritrean Economy Maintains Developemnent Momentum April 23,1999
  8. Eritrea Reaffirms Its Commitment and Readiness to the Implementation of the OAU Framework Agreement 04/26/99
  9. Eritrea Calls for Respect of International Law 04/23/99
  10. Eritrean Economy Maintains Developemnent Momentum 04/23/99
  11. Reuters Fumbles Again 04/20/99
  12. Ethiopian air raids 04/16/99
  13. Eritrea's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, letter to the UN Security Council 04/15/99
  14. Ethiopian fighter planes today bombed the town of Adi Kaieh, the environs of Mendefera and the village of Forto (western Eritrea). 04/15/99
• March
  1. Ethiopia: Lies As an Instrument of Policy 03/06/99
  2. One thousand five hundred one Eritreans deported inhumanely from Ethiopia 03/31/99
  3. 1,000 Eritreans missing in Ethiopia 03/31/99
  4. Ethiopia's Habitual Lies. 03/30/99
  5. Is the ICRC Placing Its Own Neutrality and Impartiality At Risk? 03/25/99
  6. Ethiopia's Accusations Add Insult to Injury.03/24/99
  7. Ethiopia: Strange Ways for "Setting the Record Straight".03/23/99
  8. Allow me to present a synopsis of the genesis of the conflict, where we are now and what we believe needs to be done to curb Ethiopia's designs to continue its war of aggression and to move to the final settlement of the border on the basis of the OAU Framework.03/22/99
  9. Eritrea Appeals to OAU Ministerial Session .03/22/99
  10. An Ethiopian MiG-23 Downed Ministry of Foreign Affairs.03/22/99
  11. An Ethiopian MI-35 Helicopter Captured.03/19/99
  12. How Long Will the International Community Put Up With the Lies of the TPLF Regime?03/18/99
  13. Ethiopia had lost about 9,000 killed in the battles that raged from February 23rd to 26th on the Mereb-Setit front. 03/17/99
  14. The large-scale offensive that the TPLF regime launched on the Tsorona flank of the Alitena-Mereb front on Sunday March 14th has been totally foiled around 9:00 a.m. today. 03/16/99
  15. Ethiopia Launches a Large-Scale Offensive on the Alitena-Mereb Front 03/14/99
  16. MiG-23 Shot Down; 19 Tanks Destroyed and 2 Captured 03/14/99
  17. Letter to the President of the UN Security Council Eritrea's Permanent Representative to the United Nations 03/12/99
  18. Ethiopia's Aggression on Eritrea in Violation of International Law and UNSC Resolutions03/12/99
  19. The Ethiopian Government is, under the pretext that it has grave doubts about the Government of Eritrea's acceptance of the OAU Framework Agreement, feverishly preparing for a new aggression against Eritrea. 03/10/99
  20. ...Ethiopia viewed with great doubt the acceptance by Eritrea of the OAU Framework Agreement. 03/09/99
  21. Ethiopia Continues to Pursue Its Agenda of War. 03/08/99
  22. Eritrean Foreign Ministry, Press Release: OAU Delegation Visit. 03/05/99
  23. Ethiopia Is Intent on Waging War. 03/02/99
  24. UN Security Council Statement demands and immediate halt to all hostilities.02/28/99
• February
  1. ...A total of 9,000 TPLF soldiers were killed, 12,000 wounded, 170 including a battalion commander captured, 41 tanks destroyed, three captured, and a MI-24 helicopter gunship shot down. 02/27/99
  2. So far, a total of nine Ethiopian tanks have been destroyed while two were captured on the Mereb-Setit front. Ethiopia has also opened a feeble attack on the Tsorona front around 10:00 a.m. today. 02/23/99
  3. At around 7:00 a.m., Ethiopian mechanized units began waves of ground assaults but were repulsed with heavy losses. Two Ethiopian T-55 tanks were destroyed in the process. 02/23/99
  4. The Ethiopian regime has launched a large scale offensive on the Mereb-Setit front today. The ground attack started at 4:30 a.m. this morning. 02/23/99
  5. The escalation of the air bombardment by the TPLF authorities will not bring about any change on the ground. Nevertheless, the failure of the international community to condemn its acts has been a factor that has encouraged its excesses. 02/22/99
  6. The Eritrean asserts that thirteen separate articles of the Vienna Convention have been violated by Ethiopia 02/16/99
  7. The Ethiopian regime opposes an arms embargo because it has an insatiable desire to occupy Eritrean territory by force. 02/16/99
  8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ethiopian MI-24 Helicopter Gunship Downed 02/14/99
  9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ethiopian Regime Opens an Offensive on the Assab Front 02/14/99
  10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: TPLF Can Not "Clean Its Record" Overnight 02/14/99
  11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ethiopia Takes Over Ambassador's Residence 02/13/99
  12. NUEYS: Ethiopia Must Stop Child Conscription 02/12/99
  13. Statement of the Government of Eritrea on Security Council Resolution 02/11/99
  14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Mercenaries Participate in Ethiopian Aggression on Eritrea 02/11/99
  15. Statement by UN Ambassador Haile Menkerios 02/10/99
  16. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ethiopia has declared Eritrea's Ambassador to Ethiopia to leave the country in twenty-four (24) hours. 02/10/99
  17. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The attack that the Ethiopian army launched on the Mereb-Setit front wilted 02/09/99
  18. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Will the Crimes of the TPLF Regime Go Unpunished?02/08/99
  19. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Update on the Faltering Ethiopian Offensive02/08/99
  20. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ethiopian Regime Continues Its Full-Scale Offensive and Opens a New Attack on the Alitena-Mereb Front 02/08/99
  21. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: War was always Ethiopia's intention 02/07/99
  22. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asmara, Eritrea (8:00 AM local time ) PRESS STATEMENT02/07/99
  23. Ethiopia Launches Large Scale Offensive Against Eritrea 02/06/99
  24. Ethiopia's Hit and Cry Tactics 02/04/99
• January
  1. Eritrean UN Mission Letter to the UN Security Council 01/31/99
  2. Amensity International Statement on Ethiopia/Eritrea Deporations 01/29/99
  3. Eritrea - Kenya Joint Communiqué 01/25/99
  4. Eritrea Foreign Ministry Statement on the US State Dept. Travel Warning . 01/22/99
  5. Ethiopia's Intentions to Unleash War Cannot Be Disguised. 01/21/99