Eritrea "sick" of Somalia arms accusations???Eritrea Says It Does Not Recognize Government,Government responds to Eritrea’s information minister
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eritrea said Monday it was tired of accusations that it sends weapons to al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants fighting Somalia's government.In an accusation backed by some security experts and diplomats, Somalia's government said again this week that Asmara continues to support al Shabaab rebels through planeloads of AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons."We're tired and sick of these false accusations," Yemane Ghebremeskel, head of the president's office, told Reuters."These accusations are advanced for ulterior motives."Eritrea accuses western powers of meddling in Somalia and fuelling strife that has killed thousands of people and forced more than 1 million from their homes in the last two years.
Analysts say a long-running regional power struggle between Eritrea and Ethiopia -- who fought a 1998-2000 border war -- has also complicated peace prospects for Somalia.
Somalia's security minister Sunday called on the international community to help stop Asmara sending arms to al Shabaab, whom Washington put on its list of terrorist groups...more,.
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5432RQ20090504.
Eritrea Says It Does Not Recognize Government
Government responds to Eritrea’s information minister
The transportation minister of the Somali government Ali Jama Jangali, responded Monday to Eritrea’s information and described his statement as ridiculousEritrea’s information Ali Abdow, said on Sunday that Eritrea did recognize the existence of the Somali government on Sunday.
Mr. Jangali said it was not good thing to ask “Eritrea’s regime” something about the Somali affairs and called for it to stop its intervention to Somali affairs. The minister said Somalia has a full support from the International Community and it did not need any recognition from what he called isolated regime. The security minister of the Somali government Omar Hashi Aden, condemned Eritrea on Sunday and accused that two flights from Eritrea brought weapons to Belli Dogle airport in Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia. Eritrea supports
Islamist leader back in Somalia,Jihad leaderSheik Hassan Dahir Aweys . Eritrea and Ethiopia were accused of being playing proxy war in Somalia, but both governments denied the accusations.
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