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15 November, 2007
Ethiopia fully accepts the call of the UN Security Council President made late Tuesday on the situation between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Ministry of foreign Affairs said.
The ministry said on Wednesday Ethiopia fully accepts the “Call of the President of the UN Security Council which stressed the importance of the commitment of both parties to lay the foundation for sustainable peace in the region and urged the parties to implement immediately and without preconditions, the Delimitation Decision of April 2002”.
Ethiopia has repeatedly made clear its commitment to the demarcation according to international practice and norms, the statement said, adding Ethiopia fully accepts the President’s call that the two parties to refrain from using force and to settle their disagreements by peaceful means, to normalize their relations, to promote stability, and to lay the foundation for sustainable peace in the region.
The President’s statement noted the necessity to comply “fully with the Algiers Agreements and prior Security Council Resolutions,” the Ministry said, adding the statement also underscored the need to provide UNMEE with all necessary access, assistance, support and protection to fulfill its mandate.
In his latest report earlier this month, the UN Secretary General drew attention to the violations of the Algiers Agreements by Eritrea in its deployment of troops into the Temporary Security Zone and in the restrictions imposed on UNMEE, the statement noted.
The President’s statement that the primary responsibility for the resolution of the border issue and other differences now lies with Ethiopia and Eritrea, the statement said, adding Ethiopia believes that this is the only way to break the current stalemate and move the demarcation process forward.
Ethiopia also strongly supports the reference of the Presidential Statement to the efforts of the UN Secretary General to facilitate the process, it said; Ethiopia will fully support any such efforts.
Ethiopia underlines once again its full commitment to the demarcation process, to the peaceful resolution of all disagreements with Eritrea, to the normalization of relations, and to establish a sustainable peace in the region, the statement added.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of FDRE - Press section