From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Fri May 08 2009 - 16:03:27 EDT
Radio France International
Eritrea/Iran
Eritrea denies hosting Iranian forces
Article published on the 2009-05-08 Latest update 2009-05-08 16:56 TU
Eritrea claims that the reports are based on "disinformation campaigns"
by Israel.
Yemane Guebremeskel, a spokesperson for Eritrean President Issias
Afeworki, said, "neither Israel nor Iran have bases in Eritrea. More
importantly, Eritrea's long-standing policy is not to provide military
bases to any power."
RFI reported on Thursday that since December, Iranian Revolutionary
Guard units have been heading to Eritrea. RFI also said that according
to a number of western sources, boats and a submarine have been anchored
in the port of Assab.
10 per cent of the world's maritime traffic passes through the area,
including 25 per cent of the world's oil.
The RFI report also says that "Iran has not chosen the port of Assab
randomly. In case of a conflict with the West about the nuclear
question, Tehran would be in a position to carry out a 'maritime
jihad'."
http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/113/article_3715.asp
Eritrean street(Photo : Olivier Rogez/RFI)
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