Department of State
The Nine lines press release from the US Secretary of
state Antony J. Blinken states as the Secretary spoke today with the Sudanese
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. It also mentioned ‘’the discussion was shared concerns
over the expansion of armed confrontation in the Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia,
the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Tigray region, and reports of
Eritrean troops re-entering Ethiopia…impact regional stability.’’
Here is the full statement of the Press release –
‘’Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today
with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to discuss shared concerns over the
expansion of armed confrontation in the Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia,
the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Tigray region, and reports of
Eritrean troops re-entering Ethiopia, all of which impact regional stability.
Secretary Blinken and PM Hamdok agreed to encourage all parties to enter
negotiations toward a ceasefire, to engage in an inclusive political dialogue
to preserve the unity and integrity of the Ethiopian state, and to allow full
humanitarian access to those in need. The Secretary and the Prime
Minister also discussed progress in Sudan’s democratic transition and ways to
expand U.S.-Sudanese relations.’’
According to this press release US Secretary of state
makes the following huge mistakes that are clearly visible from the press
release.
These are: -
Mistake I
The US Secretary of state is not speaking
with the perfect actor of the situation. Why he did not discussed with the
Ethiopian Foreign Minister or PM Abiy who have the first hand capacity to handle the
situation? Why he prefer to talk with Sudan PM on Ethiopia internal issue. It
is quite clear the US current Government is pushing the Sudan Government and Military
to make some sort of interference in Ethiopian internal case. The US Government never released a press condemning the Sudan invasion of the territory of Ethiopia for the last 8 months. This is not by chance. It is a clear indicator that the US
Government is at the back of Sudan (the immediate back Egypt is there also) in her all 'touches the red line' of invading Ethiopian territory.
Egypt military is almost fully dependant
on the US military assistance and personal trainings. Egypt and Sudan were on three
round military trainings for the last 12 months. The last military training was
titled ‘The Nile Guard’. All these situations were part of the provokes against
Ethiopia. Today US Secretary of state talks with the Sudan PM instead of discussing
and looking for solutions with Ethiopian authorities means a lot in diplomatic words since Ethiopia and US over a Century official diplomatic relation is alive.
Mistake II
The recent press releases, speeches and articles
came out from the US Government are not curious for its political words,
diplomatic relations, even the integrity and Sovereignty of Ethiopia. Using
Tigray region militia as ‘’Tigray Defence Force’’ and counting the regional
militia of Amhara and other regions of Ethiopia local militias as if they are
an independent army of certain nations are a common but seems intentional flashes seen from Washington side. This is a dangerous outlook and not
less than from provoking and interfering in a very internal issue of Ethiopia.
In today’s press release also the US Secretary
of State mentioned the local militia of Amhara and Afar putting in the level of
other country national army. For example, when US talks about the withdrawal of
the Eritrean army from Tigray, the Amhara and Afar militias withdrawal issue is also mentioned together. This is as if the Amhara and Afar local militias
have equal status to other country’s army, like Eritrea, US mentioned to leave
from their own land of country. This is nothing but to say the California state police
can not make any law enforcement in Washington D.C.
Both Amhara and Afar region
militias, whether they go to Tigray or Oromia, they are moving within their own
land and territory. But United States attempt in her press releases and officials’
opinion shares to Journalists, they try to dictate where Ethiopian army and
militia suppose to go and back. This is a very dangerous motive that some US
officials are developing the outdated ‘colonial mind’. It will not also bring
peace to the Horn of Africa. Other than more complication.
Mistake III
The third mistake of the Secretary of
State’s today press release, on the talks with the Sudan PM and the previous
press releases regarding the security condition of the Amhara and Afar regions
in Ethiopia, is that US is trying to hide the origin of the security problem for the
two regions. Before three weeks, there was not a single security problem in
Amhara and Afar regions in the level of today. The TPLF militia invasion to
Amhara and Afar region is the main source, cause and origin of the security
problem in the two regions. However, US press releases and officials’ speeches ‘go around the bush’. No one heard that as the US government criticize the TPLF invade to
the two regions is the main cause of security problem. In today’s particular
press release, nothing is mentioned as the TPLF is the cause for displacements
of Hundred thousands from both Amhara and Afar regions.
In general, the current US Government is
complicating the Horn of Africa problems rather than looking for the necessary
solutions. It is biased and seems to repeat the same mistakes that the former
US Government’s made in Syria, Libya and Afghanistan. As far as I understand my
own birth country, Ethiopia, all previous wrong strategies applied in Libya, Syria and Afghanistan can never be applicable in
Ethiopia. Supporting faction groups and undermining the legally elected
Governments might have been applied in those countries. But it can not be in
Ethiopia. This is quite a different land, over 3000 years non-interrupted
statehood history and unique deep-rooted culture with resilience unity that is
not easily visible,penetrate and predictable. History in the future will show us all.
Getachew Bekele Damtew
Gudayachn Editor
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