(2011-09-16, ADDIS ABABA (ENA)--Government Communication Affairs Office said that Ethiopia never accepts any external force interference in any sovereign nation except its own people for a regime change.
The office indicated that recently various information that were cited by Wikileaks as messages which were sent by American Embassies across the globe to their country were released.
In its counter statement issued the Office said that hearsay gathered from informants of the US embassy relayed to Washington includes Dr. Merara Gudian's allegation of government involvement in the case of those who died when the explosive they were trying to plant for their terrorist objectives accidentally exploded.
According to the Wikileaks, the US ambassadors in Addis Ababa had reported as if Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had communicated the Americans about the need to remove the Beshir regime of the Sudan.
“In fact, to the contrary the full Wikileaks released shows that Prime Minister Meles advised the Americans on the inappropriateness of the removing of the Bashir regime” it said, and his suggestion that the US layout bench marks of actions expected of the government of Sudan on both Darfur and South Sudan which expected would go a long way in addressing the continued challenges.
In its foreign policy statements, the government of Ethiopia has time and again declared its firm position that the responsibility of changing a sovereign government solely rests on the people of the respective countries, not on any other outside forces, it said.
In this regard, the office said the Ethiopian government has a fundamental difference with the United States that sees regime change as an integral part of its foreign relation practices. The Office said it is this principled and democratic stand of Ethiopia that the PM Meles Zenawi reiterated to US officials in the discussions held on July 9, 2009.
In addition to stressing that the US can not substitute itself for the people of Sudan, on whom alone rests the right to change their respective government, and in this connection PM Meles has repeatedly pointed out that Ethiopia opposes any regime change policy, it said.
The Office recalled that a recent living illustration of Ethiopia’s commitment to this democratic stance is the Prime Minister’s repeated disagreement with those foreign powers who tried to prosecute President Al Beshir through the International Criminal Court. The Office said a government with such a principled stand can by no means be expected to back a US regime change policy.
Cognizant of any external attempt aimed at overthrowing any government, has a destabilizing effect not only on the Sudan, but on the whole region, it said and adding, the Ethiopian government only seeks good relations with all neighboring states.
The Office said the government of Ethiopia neither interferes with internal affairs of people nor does it cooperate with any external forces that meddle in the domestic affairs of any of the regional states.
The release stated that the PM has pointed out that old paradigm of the US is wrong and would be a barrier to the emergence of organic democracy in Africa. Ethiopia therefore, clarifies its position that it never and nowhere supports any external pressures for the regime change, the Office noted.
Wikileaks also presented the so called various reports of US resident Ambassadors on the different discussions made by Ethiopian officials with US ambassadors and visiting officials on diverse issues.
In its counter statement issued the Office said that hearsay gathered from informants of the US embassy relayed to Washington includes Dr. Merara Gudian's allegation of government involvement in the case of those who died when the explosive they were trying to plant for their terrorist objectives accidentally exploded.
According to the Wikileaks, the US ambassadors in Addis Ababa had reported as if Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had communicated the Americans about the need to remove the Beshir regime of the Sudan.
“In fact, to the contrary the full Wikileaks released shows that Prime Minister Meles advised the Americans on the inappropriateness of the removing of the Bashir regime” it said, and his suggestion that the US layout bench marks of actions expected of the government of Sudan on both Darfur and South Sudan which expected would go a long way in addressing the continued challenges.
In its foreign policy statements, the government of Ethiopia has time and again declared its firm position that the responsibility of changing a sovereign government solely rests on the people of the respective countries, not on any other outside forces, it said.
In this regard, the office said the Ethiopian government has a fundamental difference with the United States that sees regime change as an integral part of its foreign relation practices. The Office said it is this principled and democratic stand of Ethiopia that the PM Meles Zenawi reiterated to US officials in the discussions held on July 9, 2009.
In addition to stressing that the US can not substitute itself for the people of Sudan, on whom alone rests the right to change their respective government, and in this connection PM Meles has repeatedly pointed out that Ethiopia opposes any regime change policy, it said.
The Office recalled that a recent living illustration of Ethiopia’s commitment to this democratic stance is the Prime Minister’s repeated disagreement with those foreign powers who tried to prosecute President Al Beshir through the International Criminal Court. The Office said a government with such a principled stand can by no means be expected to back a US regime change policy.
Hence, despite the haste displayed by the former US Ambassador to submit such a report to his superiors, Ethiopia has never proposed any foreign country to act as a substitute to that of the Sudanese or any other neighboring peoples to bring about regime change.
Cognizant of any external attempt aimed at overthrowing any government, has a destabilizing effect not only on the Sudan, but on the whole region, it said and adding, the Ethiopian government only seeks good relations with all neighboring states.
The Office said the government of Ethiopia neither interferes with internal affairs of people nor does it cooperate with any external forces that meddle in the domestic affairs of any of the regional states.
In this connection, as cited in Wikileaks in his July 9 discussion PM Meles emphasized that the Western paradigm of democracy and development can not be imported abroad and applied to the other countries, it said.
The release stated that the PM has pointed out that old paradigm of the US is wrong and would be a barrier to the emergence of organic democracy in Africa. Ethiopia therefore, clarifies its position that it never and nowhere supports any external pressures for the regime change, the Office noted.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
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