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Home |   About Us |   Contact Us |   Members |   Search |   Subscribe |   Disclaimer |   THE GUARDIAN CONSCIENCE, NURTURED BY TRUTH LAGOS, NIGERIA.     Friday, June 18 2004   news   editorial/opinion   politics & people   focus/record   business   sports   metro   capital market   weekend   golf weekly   Guardian Chat Click to join the chatroom Ethiopia asks Nigeria to intervene in feud with Eritrea From Pascal Nwigwe, Abuja DETERMINED to bring an end to the six-year border crisis between it and the state of Eritrea, the Ethiopian government has appealed to Nigeria to intervene in the feud. The call was made by Ethiopia's Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Yohande Genda Gimba, during a courtesy visit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari. Gimba explained that Nigeria's peaceful handling of a similar problem with Ethiopia informed his country's decision to seek its help in resolving the crisis. The border skirmishes began in 1998, five years after Eritrea became a sovereign nation, having separated from Ethiopia. He said that "in May 1998, Eritrean forces crossed the then international border between the two countries and occupied Ethiopian towns and villages which, until that time, had incontestably been under Ethiopian administration." The envoy added that efforts by the defunct Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the United States to get the Eritreans into a peaceful withdrawal was rejected by the latter. Gimba said that when diplomacy failed, his country resorted to forcing out the Eritreans through military action. He added that the action consequently led to the establishment of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission by the United Nations (U.N). According to the ambassador, Ethiopia's position is that the boundary demarcation process, which is at an advanced stage, is flawed principally because no survey was conducted and there would be no verification of boundary line. Responding, the Speaker pledged that the House of Representatives would prevail on the relevant government agencies in Nigeria to assist in ending the crisis. Masari also advised Ethiopia to abide by the rulings of the International Court of Justice on the matter. "Lasting peace will depend on the implementation of the decisions of the court", he added. � 2003 - 2004 @ Guardian Newspapers Limited (All Rights Reserved).  Powered by dnetsystems.net dnet�

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