Eritrea Demanded the Lifting of what it Calls Politically Motivated Sanction
The Eritrea government has once again stepped up the push for lifting of United Nations sanctions imposed on to the nation since 2009 Sudan Tribune reported. At the ongoing UN General Assembly meeting in New York, the Eritrean minister of foreign affairs, Osman Saleh, said the sanctions were politically-motivated, unjust and would have negative implications on the socio-economic welfare of the population.
“The sanctions must be immediately and unconditionally lifted. Once again no nation or people should be left behind”, said Saleh. The Eritrean foreign minister made the remarks while addressing the UN summit on the adoption of the post-2015 development agendas. In 2009, the UN Security Council slapped sanctions on Eritrea for supporting al-Qaida allied Islamist militants in Somalia, which continues destabilising the East African region.