Tuesday, December 06, 2011

H.E. Ms. Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the UN Talks Tough on Eritrea

On December 5, 2011, H.E. Ms. Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations talks tough following the adoption of Security Council resolution 2023 (2011) on Eritrea. The small country of Eritrea is accused of destabilizing the Horn of Africa  and supporting terrorism. Eritrea is also accused of failing to comply to Resolution 1907 passed 2 years ago and for attempting to bomb A.U. headquarters. Russia accused the UN of rushing the resolution through; that the evidence was not available. The Eritrean government was absent at the UN when 2023 was adopted.


The full transcript of Ms. Rice communication can be found here.