Eritrea calls for implementation of framework agreement
Eritrea-Ethiopia, Politics, 5/12/1999

In a press statement today, the Eritrean ministry of foreign affairs said an OAU (Organization Of African Unity) delegation led by the Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso, the special envoy of President Blaise Compaore, visited Asmara yesterday, Tuesday, May 11, 1999, and held talks with President Isaias Afwerki. The delegation also met with Foreign Minister Haile Woldensae leading the Eritrean committee on the border conflict.

The special envoy delivered a message from President Compaore to President Isaias.

The statement said "The Government of Eritrea reiterated to the delegation its adherence to the Framework Agreement as endorsed by the Summit of the OAU Central Organ and its readiness to implement its provisions fully. In this context, and with a view of expediting the implementation of the process, the Government of Eritrea called for the following practical measures:"

1. A formal and binding agreement to be signed between the Government of Eritrea and the Government of Ethiopia confirming the acceptance of the OAU Framework Agreement by both parties;

2. Formal agreements concerning the "mechanisms" and "technicalities" of implementation of the Framework Agreement be signed by both parties and that these be declared;

3. A formal agreement on a cease-fire be signed and declared so as to create a conducive climate for the implementation of the Framework Agreement.

"The Government of Eritrea further informed the OAU delegation that when these three points are agreed and signed, Eritrea will exhibit, in the process of implementation of the Framework Agreement, necessary flexibility and co-operation without compromising its claims over its sovereign territory," the statement added.

The statement said "The Government of Eritrea urged the OAU delegation to ensure that Ethiopia's illegal expulsion of Eritrea's ambassador to the OAU is rectified and the Ambassador enabled to return to the OAU Headquarters to resume vital communication with the OAU Secretariat."

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