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The chapter of L. Axworthy closed, says Eritrea’s president

 BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Jul 19, 2004 - In a live interview he gave to the Eritrean television and the Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea last night, President Isayas Afewerki said the situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia was turning into a very dangerous one, and called on the international community to stop raising side issues, and ensure the immediate implementation of the ruling by the [Eritrea-Ethiopia] Boundary Commission [EEBC].

Noting that calls for dialogue and the issue of a special envoy in a legally settled issue was aimed at undermining the role of the international commission and subsequently killing the boundary ruling and putting the Eritrean and Ethiopian peoples into an endless game, President Isayas stressed that no alternative would enable the Eritrean and Ethiopian peoples to live in peace apart from a speedy implementation of the final and binding verdict. Indicating that the [UN secretary-general's] special envoy could not be a replacement of the EEBC and its ruling, President Isayas disclosed that the chapter of the special envoy was closed following the recent visit of the UN secretary-general [to Eritrea].

Explaining that the weyane [Ethiopian government] could not survive in a normal political environment in Ethiopia and would not have a place in future political developments in Ethiopia, President Isayas said nobody should be surprised by the regime's adventurism, adding that the weyane considered war as a principal alternative. Recalling that the international community was obliged to ensure the implementation of the agreement it witness being signed as final and binding, he called on the international community to take appropriate measures to avert war. He made it clear that America should particularly play its role in the issue.

Reiterating that nothing could push Eritrea into war as long as the pretext for war was settled in a legal manner, President Isayas said Eritrea's choice was the respect of law. However, he said, the situation would not remain the same as long as our territory remained under occupation. [Passage omitted: on development campaign, market situations]

Source: Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, Asmara, in Tigrinya 0930 gmt 19 Jul 04

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