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News and Commentary on Ethiopia/Eritrea Conflict:
June 26 to July 2

Thursday, July 2, 1998:

Wednesday, July 1, 1998:

Ethiopia talks down peace hopes (BBC)"Mr Meles again criticised Eritrea's refusal to accept proposals which would require it to withdraw from occupied Ethiopian land."
Ethiopia urges Eritrea to accept U.N. resolution (Reuters) Eritrea has not accepted all portions of the resolution
Ethiopia gives $3 mln to Djibouti to improve port (Reuters) "Djibouti has benefited hugely from the decision [to stop using Asab and Massawa]and its Red Sea port is now bustling."
U.N. commissioner urges end to Ethiopia expulsions (Reuters) One-sided statement ignores Eritrean expulsions and rights violations, including the mass expulsions of Ethiopian civilians from Eritrea in 1991

June 30, 1998:

VOA Report from Addis Abeba (Scott Stearns) "Ethiopia says it wants more than words from Eritrea"
Eritrean port becomes victim of war (BBC) 'Local traders are putting on a brave face, but financial hardship looms. "It is a disaster for everybody," said one trader.'

June 29, 1998:

Ethiopian Recruits VOA report by Scott Stearns in Addis Abeba
Press Release on Djibouti Port
Ethiopia sets coffee sales record in first 11 months Click on the table or graph for a comparison to previous years
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June 28, 1998:

Ethiopia's economy adjusts VOA report by Scott Stearns
Eritrea stretches her hands out to the Arabs: Issayas Afeworki says "Egypt could play key role in solving conflict" (AFP)
Eritrean reaction to UN resolution VOA report by Carol Pineau
Ethiopians expelled from Eritrea complain of abuse (Reuters)
Ethiopia and Eritrea under new pressure to end war The United Nations and the OAU have now both issued resolutions that hark back to the U.S.-Rwanda initiative.

Also:"Eritrea made the first incursion into Ethiopian territory on May 6, following it up six days later, diplomats say. Asked why the conflict started the diplomat said: ``I think there has been a miscalculation on the part of Isayas (Afewerki), a total lack of realisation of what is going on in Ethiopia.''"
Discussion of False Information Being Provided By Eritrean Government and Dehai Website readers can verify the information for themselves
Border war casts pall over sacred Ethiopian city Tourists have left Aksum, which is said to house Moses' Ark of the Covenant. (Neely Tucker,Knight Ridder News Service)
Kabila of Congo visits Eritrea fails to convince Issayas Afeworqi to accept the peace plan
Times of London reporter in Jerusalem (Chris Walker) claims Eritrea is allowing Israel to use submarine bases in the Dahlak and Hanish islands But the report doesn't seem credible... Hanish islands are actively disputed... it seems absurd that Israel could have a submarine base there... Seems like more of the same naive reporting and poor editing that we have seen from Marie Colvin and Sam Kiley in Eritrea Note: Report also claims that Ethiopia tried to capture Massawa!

June 27, 1998:

Eritrea tries to get more Arab countries involved Report from Beirut, Lebanon
What you can do to help Updated suggestions from the embassy with addresses and sample letters
Ethiopians mistreated and expelled from Eritrea VOA report by Scott Stearns
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) active in Ethiopia visits Eritrean detainees at Fiche... teams with Ethiopian Red Cross Society to provide support to displaced civilians in Tigre and Afar states
Both Ethiopia and Eritrea issue official statements praising UN Resolution (Reuters). Ethiopia stresses UN endorsement of OAU and US-Rwanda mediation efforts... Eritrea stresses support for end of airstrikes, and hopes to encourage commercial airlines to return to Asmara
Eritrea's national assembly endorses Issayas Afeworqi's position VOA report by Carol Pineau: Assembly makes new charge that Ethiopia captured Eritrean land in the past year and is still holding it... by contrast Issayas Afeworqi has made highly ambiguous statements concerning this in his interviews

June 26, 1998:

UN demands end to Eritrea Ethiopia conflict unanimous resolution asks both sides to cooperate with OAU mediation efforts
Eritrea accuses UN of issuing "lame and unacceptable" resolutions This from a government which deliberately murdered 51 Ethiopian civilians in Mekele and engendered a climate of terror among Ethiopians in Eritrea as witnessed by foreign journalists - including an eyewitness report of the beating of an "Oromo-looking" Ethiopian civilian in Eritrea
Eritreans speak of beatings in Ethiopian camp Matthew Bigg(Reuters) visits Fiche detention center
VOA update from Fiche (Scott Stearns) Ethiopia says the detainees will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Those considered threats will ultimately be deported.

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News and Commentary on Ethiopia/Eritrea Conflict: June 26 to July 2

News and Commentary on Ethiopia/Eritrea Conflict:
June 26 to July 2