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Ethiopia Denies Presence of Troops in
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Xinhuanet 2002-01-10
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ADDIS ABABA, January 9 (Xinhuanet) --
Ethiopian Foreign Ministry
denied here on Wednesday that Ethiopia had
deployed troops in
Somalia, saying its government strongly believes
that the Somali
people can solve their internal problems by themselves
without the
intervention of a third party.
The
ministry's remarks came following a report that claimed to
have
sighted 12 military vehicles carrying at least 300 Ethiopian
soldiers,
armed with heavy and light weapons in Somalia.
Dina Mufti,
director of Press, Information and Documentation of
the ministry, said
that Ethiopia has no reason to deploy its
troops inside Somalia, as it
believes that a durable peace can be
achieved in that country only
with the establishment of an
inclusive and broad-based Somali
government.
He said the transitional government of Somalia
and other
factions have confirmed that there were no Ethiopian troops
inside
Somali territories.
Ethiopia has been doing
everything in its power to the success
of the efforts being deployed
by member states of the Inter-
Governmental Authority on Development to
bring peace in Somalia,
said Dina citing by the Ethiopian News
Agency.
He also noted that Ethiopia has been using all
available venues
and channels in an attempt to bring about a lasting
peace and
national reconciliation to the conflict among the warring
factions
in the stateless Somalia. Enditem
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