From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Sun Oct 26 2008 - 07:32:03 EST
Eritrea slams US for fueling tension
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:42:17 GMT
The Eritrean president has criticized US interference in the Horn of
Africa, calling it the main source of instability in the region.
Washington's interference is the main factor contributing to regional
problems, Isaias Afwerki said in a meeting with the Iranian Ambassador
to Asmara Reza Ameri.
Afwerki also expressed concern about the situation in Somalia and called
for a way out of the current crisis with a resolution that incorporates
the will of the Somali people.
Afwerki's comments came as the Somali government signed a landmark peace
agreement with some opposition figures at the end of a reconciliation
conference in Djibouti.
During the conference, the two sides agreed to a cease-fire, which will
come into full effect on November 5.
According to the agreement, African peacekeeping troops will replace
Ethiopian forces in Somalia, after they start pulling back from the
cities of Beledweyn and Mogadishu on November 21.
Ameri, for his part, said that his country was ready to enter into
extensive cooperation with the African state.
MJ/DT
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