Eritrean News Agency (ERINA)

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ERINA Update

Thursday, November 5, 1998

1. The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has condemned the Ethiopian government's decision to expel some thirty United Nations staffers in Addis Ababa because they are of Eritrean origin. In a report to the Fifty Third Session of the General Assembly last week, Annan said, "The United Nations has vigorously protested the actions of the Ethiopian government and has pointed out that staff members of the organization are not diplomats and cannot be declared persona non grata and expelled from the country without charges against individuals." The report said that Ethiopia's refusal to reverse their earlier decision in spite of pleas from the UN and the international community at large was "of particular concern." The report stated the organization would do everything in its power to safeguard the lives and rights of its personnel.

Veronica Rentmeesters, Information Officer
Embassy of Eritrea to the US
1708 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington DC 20009, USA
TEL: 202 588 7587 FAX: 202 319 1304
E-M: veronica@embassyeritrea.org

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