|
UN:
BAN KI-MOON URGES RESTRAINT BY ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA AS TENSIONS RISE:
12/10/2007
(MaximsNews Network)
|
UNITED
NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 12 October 2007 -
Voicing his concern at
escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
today called on the two East African neighbours to show maximum restraint and
abide by the accords that ended their border war seven years ago.
Of particular concern are “recent shooting incidents, as well as the
building up of military forces in the border area,” according to a statement
issued by Mr. Ban’s spokesperson.
The Secretary-General called on the two countries to exercise “utmost
restraint,” maintain their commitment to the Algiers Agreements – the pacts
which ended the border war in 2000 – and preserve the integrity of the
Temporary Security Zone (TSZ), where the UN has deployed a peacekeeping mission
known as UNMEE.
He also urged them to facilitate the implementation of the decision of the
Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) regarding the demarcation of their
border. In 2002 the Commission handed down a final and binding decision awarding
Badme, the town that triggered fighting between the two countries from 1998 to
2000, to Eritrea.
~~~~~
MaximsNews.com, An Independent Voice from the
U.N., provides commentary and analysis from
leading world figures: King Abdullah II
(Jordan), HRH Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein
(Jordan), Sir Brian Urquhart, Hans Blix, Amb.
Richard Holbrooke, Anwar Ibrahim, Bianca Jagger,
Dr. Nafis Sadik, Shashi Tharoor, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Noeleen Heyzer,
Masood Haider, Kerry
Kennedy, Ian Williams, Stephen Schlesinger, Sen.
Timothy E. Wirth, Marc Morial, Amb. Jayantha
Dhanapala (Sri Lanka), Amb. Pierre Schori
(Sweden), Amb. William H. Luers, Susan Roosevelt
Weld, Rory Kennedy, Mehri
Madarshahi, J. Michael Adams, Gloria Feldt,
Jeffrey Laurenti, Rodney D. Smith, Ashley
Bommer, Rory
O'Connor, Genevieve Stamper, Max Stamper and
others.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MaximsNews®
LLC
NEWS NETWORK FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
MaximsNews Network®
LLC is a Global News Network reaching over 30,000 in the International
Community. It is associated with MediaChannel.org and Globalvision News
Network, global news and media information services with more than 350
news affiliates in 135 countries. Established in 1999.
The views expressed are the responsibility of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the views of MaximsNews® LLC.
MaximsNews.com
U.N. ® LLC www.MaximsNews.com
| MaximsNews@MaximsNews.com |
Plea |
