Asmara, 25 November 2009 – President Isaias Afwerki underscored that the distorted and baseless anti-Eritrea accusations and intended measures in connection with the Somali issue would be a resort the authors and implementers of which stand to regret.
The President made the salient remarks in an interview he conducted today with the Washington Post newspaper here in Asmara. Indicating that the course being pursued by the international community in general and the forces directly involved in the Somali issue in particular has failed to bear any fruitful outcome, he emphasized that it is unjustified to level accusation against Eritrea, and that the failure of various past attempts fully attest to Eritrea’s correct stance.
President Isaias stated that there is no reason for Eritrea to support one party against another regarding the Somali issue, and that it has nothing to gain from such a game. He further pointed out that there is no reason at all for Eritrea to send arms to Somalia where there exists huge arsenal of armaments for a long time and is still the center of arms sales. In this connection, the President reminded the international community to draw lesson from a failed experience and strive for the realization of a comprehensive political solution to the Somali issue.
On Eritrean-US relations, President Isaias explained that the cause for problems in relations between the two countries was the fruitless policy pursued by Washington over the past 20 years both globally and at the level of the Horn region. As such, it is not because the US pursues hostile policy towards Eritrea, he added. Noting that Washington’s policy of ensuring control in Africa in general and the Horn in particular through regional giants has been further complicating regional problems, the President indicated that the hasty and unstudied steps taken in various parts of the world after 9/11 not only complicated issues but also made solutions impossible.
As a significant world power, the USA is duty-bound to formulate a workable and fruitful policy fit for the 21st century through reviewing past policies and the problems resulting thereof, he elaborated.
Replying to a question regarding the intention on the part of youths to migrate abroad, President Isaias said that such a phenomenon being witnessed in all corners of the world emanates from the desire to lead ‘high standard of living’ in foreign lands, and that it is not only becoming a headache to the countries of migration but is also the source of organized crimes.
He went on to explain that if at all youth migration is considered as brain drain ploy, the available potentials in Eritrea could never be an easy target for that sinister design. President Isaias underlined that although there are instances in which Eritrean youths migrate abroad due to temporary problems, their devotion to their people and the Homeland is nonetheless unquestionable, as being amply demonstrated in their active participation in the activities of Eritrean communities in the Diaspora. Source: (Shabait.com)
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