Asmara — Had the UN Security Council exercised its mandate according to Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, and fulfilled its duty of enforcing the EEBC's final and binding decision according to Article 14 of the Algiers Agreement, the border demarcation process would have been finalized by November 2003 and the last five years would have provided the opportunity to make up for the losses sustained by the brotherly peoples of Eritrean and Ethiopia during the war.
Yet, this was not to be. Stripped of its fake mask of credibility following the April 13, 2003 ruling, the TPLF regime did not have the political courage to comply with the ruling and has ever since endangered the peace and stability of our region by illegally occupying sovereign Eritrean territories. The regime and its supporters even unsuccessfully made every effort to have the decision altered. Although the Security Council continues to refrain from taking any corrective measure in its disregard of its duties, there is no force that can override the EEBC's decision or the rule of law. Hence, after a long wait in the face of all odds, the EEBC finally settled the matter through virtual demarcation and closed its offices after completing this final task.
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