Sunday, 29 January 2006, 3 hours, 26 minutes and 23 seconds ago.
By andnetwork .com
Eritrea blasted the United States on Sunday for "evil" foreign policies which encouraged arch rival Ethiopia to ignore an international border ruling, bringing the countries to the brink of war.
In an editorial published on the information ministry's website, Asmara accused Washington of favouring Ethiopia and using it as a regional power to promote American interests. "The evil attempts made to derail the verdict of the international body by creating different intriguing proposals has encouraged the (Ethiopian) regime to ignore and discard the decision of the boundary commission," the editorial said. "The United States policy towards Africa is designed to divide the continent into specific regions and designate one country out of each region as regional giants and thereby safeguard American interest." Ethiopia has refused to respect a three-year-old border demarcation both nations had agreed to as part of a 2000 peace deal that ended their 1998-2000 war, which claimed at least 80,000 lives. Eritrea has repeatedly warned that new conflict is looming between the Horn of Africa neighbors due to the stalemate, and has harshly criticised the United Nations and major world powers for failing to secure Ethiopia's compliance. Tensions have soared recently on the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) border, with troop movements reported on either side. "The current extremely sad and dangerous situation is the outcome of the erroneous US foreign policy," the ministry's editorial said. Asmara banned UN peacekeeper helicopter flights in October, and in December it expelled all Western peacekeepers. The UN Security Council has threatened sanctions against Eritrea if it does not lift its restrictions. Source : Sapa-AFP /ak
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