Press Release

Eritrea is appalled by the statement of UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban-ki Moon, on the TPLF attack against Eritrea on the Tsorona Front.  The facts of the matter are fully known to the Secretary General.  In the circumstances, we find the statement that apportions equal blame to the victim and the aggressor and calls on “both sides to show restraint” untenable.

This unfortunate statement can only corrode further the moral authority of the Secretary General’s Office.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Asmara, 17 June 2016