{"id":1708,"date":"2021-08-24T15:49:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2021-08-24T15:49:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:49:19","slug":"eritrea-deplores-us-unlawful-acts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/policy\/eritrea-deplores-us-unlawful-acts","title":{"rendered":"Eritrea deplores US unlawful Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-eritrea:<\/strong> The US Administration has leveled unacceptable accusations against Eritrea announcing associated measures that it will take against the Chief of Staff of Eritrea\u2019s Defense Forces under what it terms the \u201cGlobal Magnitsky Act\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Government of Eritrea rejects, both in letter and spirit, the utterly baseless allegations and blackmail directed against it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adzone-outstream\" class=\"advertising advertising--no-label js-adzone advertising--outstream advertising--called advertising--rendered advertising--empty-slot\" data-google-query-id=\"CJur3seAyvICFY3Ddwod-ukFvQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6458\/africanews-new\/error_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is not, indeed, the first time for the US Administration to float such baseless smear campaigns against Eritrea.\u00a0 In his response of March 13th, 2021 to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Eritrea\u2019s Foreign Minister had stated that \u201cit is unfortunate that you have drawn certain conclusions on the basis of unsubstantiated media disinformation.\u00a0 I am also dismayed by the tone of your letter which seems to revert to unconstructive policies successive US Administrations had pursued on Eritrea in the past thirty years.\u00a0 I do not wish to go into acrimonious details in this letter but earnestly hope for timely remedies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of the repetitive and unwarranted accusations, Eritrea cannot remain silent.\u00a0 In the circumstances, Eritrea calls on the US Administration to bring the case to an independent adjudication if it indeed has facts to prove its false allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The Government of Eritrea also urges the UN Security Council to shoulder its responsibility to deter and seek redress to repeated acts of flagrant violations of international law and the sovereignty of peoples and nations by the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">APO<\/span>\u00a0Group on behalf of Ministry of Information, Eritrea.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-eritrea: The US Administration has leveled unacceptable accusations against Eritrea announcing associated measures that it will take against the Chief of Staff of Eritrea\u2019s Defense Forces under what it terms the \u201cGlobal Magnitsky Act\u201d. &nbsp; The Government of Eritrea rejects, both in letter and spirit, the utterly baseless allegations and blackmail directed against it. 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