“Fears have been voiced that there could be an invasion in Ethiopia, but… ” Abiy Ahmed Ethiopian prime minister

Asmara (ANN)-“If Ethiopia attempts this by force, I can grantee you, you will witness the biggest alliance against Ethiopia in the modern history of the Horn of Africa region. said Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, speaking about the tension between Ethiopia, which is feared to escalate into a war between the two countries.

Afwerki, he also added, “If Ethiopia seeks sea access for commercial purposes, no Red Sea nation would deny it.

Assab and Massawa are free ports for the region, as affirmed by one of Africa’s true Pan-African leaders, H.E. Isaias Afwerki.

Also, he pointed out that Djibouti, Berbera, Mogadishu, Lamu, and Mombasa all welcome peaceful trade access for Ethiopia.But Ethiopia’s ambition to establish a naval base and control the Red Sea from “river to sea” is unacceptable to all coastal nations, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Yemen, Djibouti, and Somalia.

“However, the Eritrean President Isaias Afwerk has threatened that if Ethiopia tries to seek a sea route to power, it will face dire consequences that will be written in history, and speaking on this, ” If Ethiopia attempts this by force, I can grantee you, you will witness the biggest alliance against Ethiopia in the modern history of the Horn of Africa region.”

 

Meinwhile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, various government and army officials attended the event which was marked by a series of special celebrations at Meskel Square.

In his speech to commemorate the special day, the Prime Minister praised the heroic commitment of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces in maintaining global peace.

“The Ethiopian army has sacrificed life and limb to protect the peace of all peoples, from Korea to Somalia, regardless of the changing tides of politics,” he said.

“Our army has never initiated an attack and now we will not attack anyone,” he said. This declaration comes few weeks after the Ministry of Peace presented a draft document that stated that the access to the Red Sea is a strategic, economical and a main national interest.
The head of state clarified that this idea should not be misunderstood as an intention to invade any country.

“Fears have been voiced that there could be an invasion when Ethiopia recently stressed the need to discuss some issues.there is nothing whatsoever Ethiopia intends to achieve through invasion. I would like to strongly assure you that we will not pull a trigger on our brothers to attain our needs by force,” he said.

Ethiopia lost access to the Red Sea when Eritrea, with the territory along the coast of the sea, gained independence in 1993. According to the National Statistics Service, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked state in the world, with a population of over 107 million people.

However, it is clear that a conflict situation that is close to getting out of hand is brewing between the two countries of Eritrea and Ethiopia.