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From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Mon Aug 01 2011 - 15:23:40 EDT
Press Statement
Somalia: The Basic and Lasting Solution
Monday, 01 August 2011 12:04
The people of Somalia who are condemned to be without a nation are currently
faced with a critical situation. Hence, the lords of poverty are currently
engaged in broad campaign in a manner that portrays the "Somali crisis as if
it were new and out of control", thereby deliberately trying to place the
basic solution into a state of limbo.
Although such a scenario continues to assume the worst dimension and
exposing the lives of tens of thousands of Somalis to acute danger, it has
been years since Somalia became the scene of the worst humanitarian crisis
in the 21st century due to external invasion.
Although emergency relief aid is vital under these acute circumstances, the
ultimate goal nonetheless remains that of ensuring a reconstituted Somalia.
Moreover, the basic and lasting solution is the reconstitution of a
sovereign state.
Other than this prerequisite, enforcing national disintegration coupled with
perpetuating the suffering of people, to talk about emergency relief aid and
rehabilitation is but tantamount to talking of the symptoms rather than the
disease itself.
If at all the suffering of the Somali people is to be brought to an end and
lasting security be ensured, the international community should not only
bring an end to the prevailing act of disintegration of the Somali state but
also refrain from acts of undermining the stability of the entire Horn
region. What's more, the people of Somalia should be left alone to build a
political system and central government on their own will and participation
free from any external interference.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
30 July 2011
Asmara
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