The Eritrean Cabinet of Ministers issued a statement yesterday affirming
the
Eritrean government's continued readiness to resolve the conflict through
the OAU peace package but noted with great concern Ethiopia's continued
intransigence and the TPLF's escalating war preparations. The statement
was
released yesterday following the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting
in
Asmara.
The Cabinet of Ministers evaluated what it described as "disturbing
developments in Addis Abeba." The Cabinet, in its statement, noted
that the
TPLF was stalling in its acceptance of the Technical Arrangements and
was
not ready to abandon its war cry. "In line with this," the statement
said,
"the government calls on Eritreans to be resolute in the unflinching
stance
they have shown in defense of Eritrea." The ministers further urged
the
Ethiopian people not to be led into meaningless war by the TPLF regime
and
called on them to give their support to the resolution of the conflict
through the OAU peace plan. The Cabinet also called on the international
community to work for the implementation of the plan and to exert pressure
on Ethiopia to that end.