UNSC upholds Algiers agreement and border decision
22 December 2004, EDNews - In a
press release issued yesterday, the UNSC upheld the Algiers Peace Agreement and
the final and binding decision of the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission
while at the same time welcoming Ethiopia’s move to pay its well overdue Commission fees [late fees waived] and to
appoint a field liaison officer (That is all there is to UNSC welcoming of Ethiopia’s
Five point sham plan because the UNSC has snubbed the rest of the plan by
sticking to the Algiers Accord and calling for demarcation to proceed as
decided by The Boundary Commission – The UN again delivering an unfavorable
message to a friendly member state [Ethiopia] in a diplomatically civil and
politically correct way). Further, the statement said that the Security Council
is now looking forward to the beginning of the border demarcation as decided by
the Boundary Commission, established by the Algiers Agreement as the mechanism
for a peaceful resolution of the boundary dispute. Following is the Press
Release:
21/12/2004
Press Release
SC/8276
AFR/1084
SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS
STATEMENT ON ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA
The following
press statement on the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea was delivered
today by Security Council President Abdallah Baali (Algeria):
Members of the Security Council welcome Eritrea’s
continued acceptance of the Boundary Commission decision.
Members of the Security Council welcome the 25
November announcement by the Ethiopian Government of a five-point peace plan.
Members of the Security
Council are encouraged by this movement towards a peaceful solution of the
border dispute and now look forward to the beginning of the border demarcation
process. They also encourage both countries to work towards a full
normalization of their relations and call on both parties to reiterate their
commitment under the Algiers Agreement to solve their differences through
peaceful means and to refrain from any action in the border area which could be
viewed as provocative or destabilizing.
Members of the
Security Council reiterated their support to the Secretary-General’s Special
Envoy for Ethiopia and Eritrea, Mr. Axworthy, and stressed the United Nations
Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea’s (UNMEE) important role in supporting the
implementation of the final and binding decision of the Boundary Commission,
established by the Algiers Agreement as the mechanism for a peaceful resolution
of the boundary dispute. They look to the Commission to provide guidance
to all parties involved as they work together on the implementation process.
Members of the
Security Council reiterate the Council’s commitment to the peace process
between Ethiopia and Eritrea in accordance with its relevant resolutions and
underline the continuing readiness of the United Nations to facilitate the
achievement of lasting peace.
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