Ethiopia Affirms Readiness for Dialogue With Eritrea
BY TESFA-ALEM TEKLE, 30 APRIL 2013 Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian government on Monday has reiterated its readiness to hold peace talks with Eritrea to resolve their decades-long border dispute During his meeting with the United Nations
BY TESFA-ALEM TEKLE, 30 APRIL 2013
Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian government on Monday has reiterated its readiness to hold peace talks with Eritrea to resolve their decades-long border dispute
During his meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, the Ethiopian Minister of foreign Affairs Tedros Adhanom accused the Eritrean government of refusing to engage in peace talks.
Adhanom said his country is ready to sit down for direct negotiations with Eritrea without any preconditions regarding to level, time or venue.
But the Ethiopian top diplomat stressed “the belligerent party opposed to these talks has always been the Eritrean side”.
According to the ministry of foreign Affairs, Tedros expressed solidarity with the people of Eritrea whom he said are continuously suffering due the regime’s “brutality and obstinacy to peace”.
Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a border war in 1998-2000 that has killed an estimated 70,000 people.
The two East African adversaries remain at loggerheads since the disputed key town of Badme had been awarded to Eritrea by an international border commission.
Ethiopia’s current leader Hailemariam Desalegn, who assumed power shortly after longtime ruler Meles Zenawi died in August said last year that he was willing to hold face-to-face talks with Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki, even if he had to travel to the Asmara.
However, the Eritrean government has yet to respond to the offer.
Asmara has in the past said that Ethiopia should first withdraw its troops from the flashpoint border town of Badme before resuming to peace talks.
Source: ST
mashela May 1, 2013
hey guys !!!! please try to differenciet b/n ur view of poletics and the real poletics. even if u r opposing the dictator in asmara or deffending be at the side of ur country needs and priorities.was soll das heisst wieder dialog und dialog . ethiopians are wishing to 100ds of chapters of dialog which it could take centuries like the case of GASA OF PALESTEIN with israelis . if u understand and read the algers treaty it say FINAL AND BINDING .so what does it means now DIALOG . why dont the ethiopians withdrow from out teritory and call for dialog very very simple. ethiopians have hiden ajendas who killed their hatefull leader meles chenawi by head cancer.
sammy mike May 1, 2013
ida you are beterthan wedi medhinberad I will vot for you atleas you ask.
sammy mike May 1, 2013
meshela you are doncoro eka
sammy mike May 1, 2013
what I want is pc in Eritrea but as long isaias is live no pc so we need to kill him the stoped guys and the we to about pc he killer he just kflom in asmara today I work in jail they shut him with ak 47 19 bulet isaia with tekle nejis hot news from asmara I will ubdate you.
Semer Amlosom, College Agriculture , Eritrea May 1, 2013
we want peace but Ethiopia wants to break eritrean economy and Issais want to stay in power whatever the price is. At the end of the day eritrean people are victims of this game. Issais is the worst criminal
Ethiopian economy is growing fast we eritreans are going down and deep down.
Tes May 1, 2013
How many like you Asmara2 idiots have Eritrea. Poor Eritrea a lot of goons who talk one word who got it from their mad man (evil boss). What is the problem with negation with Ethiopia. Eritrea without Eritreans the land which is draining its children you still talking about borders and badme. We need peace we have already dreadful time under the rule of jangle. We need to put Iseyas and his lackeys in to the history of bin. Enough is enough with those headless supporter of wedi berad. Woyanie woyanie…you are p**rd woyane are the one who are helping our people in their need not you mother F**.
A.A YASSIN May 1, 2013
Tes
Please don’t be childish. You have to thank Emmanuel Iyassu for giving you a chance to write your nonsense. Educate yourself. Go to school. It is not late.
A.A YASSIN May 1, 2013
NEGOTIATIONS? WHAT DOES NEGOTIATIONS MEAN?
Adhanom said his country is ready to sit down for direct NEGOTIATIONS with Eritrea without any preconditions regarding to level, time or venue.
Haben May 2, 2013
It simply means: Ethiopia is tired of the immature oppositionS!
Mike May 1, 2013
Negotiation means trying to meet and make up their mind. Like as in wanting to meet face to face “maybe it is for real or maybe a game”. So I suggest the goons in Asmara first say – Let all parties abide by Inter. court ruling but it sure is a good starting point. There was never a starting point – so it is still in point A. BTW: If we notice (not to repeat old story but Eritrea has given up on the Hanish Island, In the boarder war, and do I hear another one coming up on the Djibouti front that Eritrea will give up another one. So I say some one say Yeh for Negotiations!
Semhar May 1, 2013
As long as the mad dog ድያብሎስ!
Isayas and HIGDEF are in Eritrea misery and death will continue.
They are #1 enemy of Eritrean and Ethiopian people.
The only solution is to get rid of crazy mad dog Isayas and his blind followers HIGDEF just like the Libyans did to Gadafi and his followers.
Eritreans should unite and get rid the tyrant mad dog Isayas and his blind followers the HIGDEF.
Peace to Eritrea and Ethiopia!
Semhar May 1, 2013
The mad dog Isayas has a mission,
1) To sacrifice Eritreans in the war against Ethiopia by siding with Egypt.
2) To sell Eritrean people’s organ by collaborating with Egypt.
Unlike the mad dog Isayas the Eritrean People will always be on the side of Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania’s signed agreement in Entebbe, Uganda, to overturn a colonial-era treaty seeking a more reasonable and equitable utilization of the river.
The only solution is to get rid of crazy mad dog Isayas and his blind followers HIGDEF just like the Libyans did to Gadafi and his followers.
Eritreans should unite and get rid the tyrant mad dog Isayas and his blind followers the HIGDEF.