January 21, 2002

ERITREA in the eyes of Abyssinian Assab-maniacs

M. Filli A.

All Eritrean ports in geneal and the port of Assab in particular are open for business to all countries of the world without exception 24x7 every day as we speak. Although Ethiopia has no claim over the port of Assab and The Hague Commission has nothing to do with it, following is one more cartographic presentation of how educated Abyssinians nowadays are expressing their Assab-mania as a reflection of what the last two-year war was all about!

ERITREA IN THE EYES OF

Ethiopian Assab-maniacs

(deki alula-Ethiopian website)

The literary expression of Ethiopian Assab-mania can be summarized as: “It is simply unacceptable for Ethiopia to abide by the colonial era designs of Italy to strangulate Ethiopia by denying her access to the sea.”

That is now a bunk; Eritrea has never denied Ethiopia access to the sea. Like all landlocked countries, Ethiopia has right to sea access but no right at all to conquer and possess our seaports towards that end. Like all other such countries, Ethiopia must come to terms with its coastal neighbors and work out equitable contract to utilize their harbors based on the mutual acceptance of sovereignty barriers and territorial integrity.

ERITREA WILL PREVAIL

Dr. Mesoud Filli A.

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