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mission review

Written by Irwin Arieff
Wednesday, 12 April 2006
UN orders review of its Ethiopia-Eritrea mission By Irwin Arieff Reuters Tuesday, April 11, 2006; 6:51 PM UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council members have agreed to decide by mid-May on a plan for scaling back the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia if the two former foes fail to resolve their differences in the next few weeks, council diplomats said on Tuesday.
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Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
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New commander for UNMEE

Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
ETHIOPIA/ERITREA : UN to appoint Jordanian commander for UNMEE United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint a Jordanian Major-General with extensive peacekeeping experience as Force Commander of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).
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Former Diplomat Expresses Reservation

Written by smc

Tuesday, 11 April 2006

Eritrean Former Diplomat Expresses Reservation

on Issa as Ambassador to Khartoum

Former Eritrean ambassador to China (now opponent) Mohammed Nur Ahmed told (smc) that Issa Ahmed Issa who was nominated by Eritrean regime as an ambassador to Sudan is not competent person.

He said the man is in charge of security interests related to Sudan Ethiopia, Djibouti and Yemen.
The former ambassador, however acknowledged that if Eritrean regime was serious on normalizing relation with Sudan would have suggested professional diplomat to engage the position.
On the other hand the former Eritrean diplomat was wonder how; a country like Eritrea suffers from lack of democracy set to host negotiation on peace for eastern Sudan.

source: smc

Eritrea's coffee culture

Written by Ed Harris
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
Closed borders squeeze Eritrea's coffee culture ASMARA (Reuters) - In the windless pre-dawn of a dark Asmara backstreet, while women are asleep in doorways and teams of cycling enthusiasts begin their morning training, a thin stream of smoke rises from a chimney.
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UN Days Numbered in Ethiop-Eritrea

Written by Prensa Latina

Monday, 10 April 2006

UN Days Numbered in Ethiop-Eritrea

Addis Ababa, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The UN mission to keep security and peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea (MINUEE) warned on Monday that its 4,500 blue helmets in this region will not stay forever.

Frank Kreiza, UN official met on Sunday with Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki, with whom he discussed peace in this area.

Kreiza has planned to talk in this capital with Ethiopian President Meleze Zenawi.

The official began this week a serious stage of a current tour of Africa, because he is trying to encourage both countries to conclude a definitive treaty along their common border.

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