Yemane Gebremeskel

Yemane Gebremeskel
agreement boundary interpret judgement question
He does not have the right to interpret the Algiers agreement or to question the judgement of the boundary commission.
claims commission
The claims commission does not have jurisdiction on the boundary.
endorsed invasion means peace plan throwing
If they think their invasion should be rewarded, it is outrageous. If they are throwing away this peace plan endorsed by the international community, then that means more war.
ethiopia withdraw
Ethiopia has to withdraw to all pre-May 6, 1998, positions. This has to be verified independently.
occupy sovereign war
They can't say the war is over when they still occupy sovereign Eritrean territory.
results talking tangible
They are talking about mechanics, what we want to see are tangible results on the ground.
defending heavy movements responding
There is heavy shelling and movements of their aircraft. We are just responding and defending our positions.
accepted boundary cardinal critical decision encourage ethiopia foreign formal good ministry optimistic point progress statement whether yesterday
The critical point is whether there is progress on the cardinal issue: whether Ethiopia has accepted the boundary commission's decision in good faith. The formal statement from the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry yesterday does not encourage one to think in optimistic terms.