US Ambassador Ervin Massinga says conflict should never be the first option and warns those threatening civilian airports are making a grave mistake
In an interview with The Reporter Ethiopia, the US ambassador said the Pretoria principles and the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement still guide American policy. He did not state a position on Ethiopia's sea access.
US Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin J. Massinga told The Reporter Ethiopia in an interview published on Saturday that conflict should never be the first option. He said the Pretoria principles and the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, including the return of displaced people and disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration, still guide United States policy. He warned that those who threaten civilian airports are making a grave mistake. He did not state a position on Eritrea's role or on Ethiopia's access to the sea, saying the question was one for Washington.
The US Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ervin J. Massinga, said in an interview published by The Reporter Ethiopia on Saturday that conflict should never be the first option. He said the Pretoria principles and the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement still guide United States policy, including the return of displaced people and disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration. He warned that those who threaten civilian airports, and the Ethiopians who use them, are making a grave mistake. He said the fighting that began in late September had left Tigray in a very different position, and that where civilians are harmed there must be acknowledgement, restitution and redoubled efforts. Asked about Eritrea's role and about Ethiopia's access to the sea, he did not state a position and said the question was one for Washington.