Editorial
The Ethiopian Herald
October 19, 2006
An Ethiopian News Agency report said U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan denounced Eritrea ’s deployment of troops and tanks in the demilitarized Temporary Security Zone (TSZ).According to the report Annan accused Eritrea of violating the deal by sending 1,500 troops and 14 tanks into the TSZ and called for their immediate withdrawal saying the move jeopardized the pact and could affect regional security.The report quoted Ethiopian Information Minister Berhan Hailu as saying, “ Eritrea has been repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement and had intruded into the TSZ. The Eritrean government has long begun breaking the Algiers peace agreement by hindering the activities of the United Nations Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).”It should be called that the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments reached the peace agreement following the war between the two countries that had quite negative impact on both countries and people. It was a devastating war that was provoked by the Shabia ruling clique. It was a war that cost thousands of lives and caused so much destruction to property.Even after the two countries reached the Algiers peace agreement the Asmara dictatorial regime has not refrained from acts that could provoke another cycle of war between the two neighboring countries, Ethiopia and Eritrea . Since it came to power, the Shabia dictatorial group has remained to be inflated by arrogance, intransigence, adventurism and jingoism. Since it continues to stay on a shaky ground at home, Shabia has always been trying to divert the Eritrean peoples’ attention from local problems it faces, by provoking neighboring countries without any justifiable reason whatsoever.It has been trying to destabilize countries in the Horn of Africa by encouraging and supporting anti-peace groups.Shabia has been supporting insurgents that seek to provoke war as well as instigating and aggravating inter-ethnic and religious conflicts in neighboring states. It is engaged in such anti-peace and provocative acts because of lack of genuine peace and stability in Eritrea itself under its tyrannical rule.For quite sometime now, the Shabia ruling clique has been unleashing hostile propaganda against Ethiopia . Its agents have been infiltrating into Ethiopia to implement the evil motive of disturbing the country’s peace. It has supported anti-peace elements in Somalia who are out to engage in anti-peace activities in the Ethio-Somalia border. And, now, as indicated earlier, it continues to break the Algiers Peace Agreement. From the developments referred to above, we can see that the Asmara regime has never refrained from carrying out activities that are detrimental to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.On the other hand, the Ethiopian government has always advocated peace and stability when it comes to its relations with neighboring countries or other countries for that matter. Ethiopia has maintained a strong peace stance at regional or international level. Ethiopia has never provoked any country. The Ethiopian people are jealous of their freedom and independence. They are always on the alert when it comes to defending their country from any external aggression. The Ethiopians have, on many occasions, proved that they have the capacity to defend their land from external aggressors.But one thing is certain. The Ethiopian people have nothing against the Eritrean people that are presently being downtrodden by the tyrannical regime. The Ethiopian people are however, steadfast to defend their land from any aggression. Ethiopia always believes in the wisdom putting into effect the Algiers agreement which Shabia continues to violate
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