Ethiopia: Israeli Ambassador's Remark Baseless

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Ethiopia: Israeli Ambassador's Remark Baseless

Ethiopia has described the recent remarks on it made by the Israeli ambassador to Eritrea as inexcusable and deeply saddening, Ethiopian Herald newspaper reported Saturday in Addis Ababa.

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Ethiopia has described the recent remarks on it made by the Israeli ambassador to Eritrea as inexcusable and deeply saddening, Ethiopian Herald newspaper reported Saturday in Addis Ababa.

The Israeli ambassador's remarks, which doubted Ethiopia's staunch stance on the peace process, lacked total responsibility, a spokesperson for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying.

The ambassador had said at a press conference organized by the U.N. Mission on Eritrea and Ethiopia that Ethiopia had declined tosign a peace agreement at the recent Khartoum summit.

The spokesperson went on to say "what the Israeli Ambassador iscited to have said is totally erroneous and based on a fictitious story."

The Israeli ambassador must be one of the very few who have failed to recognize that Ethiopia is, and will continue to be, a pillar for peace in the sub-region, the spokesperson added.

In the statement, the spokesperson also expressed the Ethiopiangovernment's desire to address the issue in a legal and through a proper channel.

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