From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Wed May 12 2010 - 07:44:14 EDT
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article35042 Sudan to mediate between
Eritrea and Djibouti
Wednesday 12 May 2010
<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=imprimable&id_article=35042>
May 11, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan will launch a mediation to end the border
row between Djibouti and Eritrea and defuse the current tension between the
two Horn of Africa nations, the state minister for foreign affairs stated
today.
Ali Ahmed Karti, Sudan’s state minister for foreign affairs met Tuesday with
the visiting Eritrean foreign minister. The two parties discussed bilateral
relations and ways to boost cooperation between the neighboring countries.
Karti told the official SUNA the Eritrea and Djibouti accepted a Sudanese
initiative to mediate between the two countries. He further said that
Khartoum would proceed to arbitrate after the swearing-in ceremony of the
Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir and the formation of a new government.
He also stressed that the Eritrean side showed readiness to negotiate with
Djibouti to resolve problems between the two countries
Dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea began in June 2008 when Eritrean
soldiers penetrated in the neighboring small territory opening fire on
Eritrean deserters.
Despite international condemnation Eritrea refused to withdraw its troops
and took the control of Rass Doumeira, a small border village.
A UN fact-finding mission, which was rejected by Eritrea, reported that the
dispute had the potential to destabilize the entire region.
International and regional bodies condemned the attack and urged Eritrea to
pull out of Djibouti. Eritrea also Eritrea also had refused in the past by
mediation to between the two countries.
(ST)
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