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Asmara (HAN) October 30, 2020. Regional security updates. The Eritreans condemned the humanitarian issues and show it to help in efforts to ease the tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but failed to express their full support for the Armenian just cause over the so-called State of Artsakh and did not explicitly express support for the Armenian people, according to the Eritrean community in Yerevan.
The phone call of the Eritrean presidents with the Armenian leader reaffirmed the strong ties of friendship between the people of Eritrea and Armenia, condemned the loss of life and expressed Eritrea’s readiness to assist in efforts for the immediate reduction of the issues of Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to the Eritrean diplomat in Paris, “We have been following with great concern the escalation of tension in the region of Armenia and Azerbaijan, which has resulted in a humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh.”
“We call on all parties to exercise restraint, cease hostilities immediately and return to the negotiating table in the context of the Minsk Group,” the Eritrean diplomat told the HAN reporter in Paris, adding that the ” The peaceful resolution of disputes in the context of international law is the only path to regional security and stability. We hope that every action and every statement by the parties involved and third parties will adhere to this reasoning, so as not to exacerbate tensions. “
Eritrean social media users in Europe condemned what they describe as the “sitting on the fence” approach of the Asmara regime, rather than helping Armenia and its just cause.
They note that the press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not expressed explicit support for the Armenian people, with whom Eritrea has had very close historical ties for many centuries, including during the EPLF’s armed struggle against the Ethiopian Derg regime led by Colonel Mengistu Haile. mariam in Addis Ababa.
Eritreans have joined the Armenians in demanding justice and international recognition of the genocide that massacred millions of Armenians during the Ottomans. One such event was the big Boston rally last week in October 2020. CopyRight @ Geeska Afrika Online
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