Shabait.com (Asmara)
12 June 2008
press release
Asmara — The US State Department has issued a statement today, maliciously accusing Eritrea of committing "military aggression against Djibouti." This statement is neither new nor surprising.
As part and parcel of her routine vilification campaign against Eritrea, US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa claimed, on May 12 last month, that "Eritrea had made an incursion into Djibouti."
It is unfortunate that the US Administration is currently embroiled in instigating, compounding and inflaming regional conflicts with the purpose of creating turmoil as an excuse for "managing the ensuing crisis."
Indeed, the sad and well-known fact is that US policy and meddling in our region - starting from the border conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia to the situations in the Sudan, Kenya and Somalia - is contributing to the proliferation and aggravation of crises. Consequently, the resolution of problems has become elusive and the stability of our region undermined.
In the event, the baseless and mendacious statement that the US State Department issued today cannot be seen outside the context of the unconstructive practices described above.
The Government of Eritrea rejects, as always, this stance in letter and spirit.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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