Tuesday, July 14, 2009
"Many media outlets too, either intentionally or inadvertently, did not refrain from covering the drama," said a statement on the website of Eritrea's Ministry of Information.
"Who is to believe and be mislead by claims that the Somali people's resistance 'is employing external human resource,' as if it lacked the requisite manpower and resilience?" said the statement.
"By the same token, which many parties are to be misleading by claims that the Somali opposition forces are 'amassing arms from outside,' as if there are no enough arms in Somalia itself?" it asked.
"In a situation where there exists no functioning state and government, law and order, as well as foreign intervention and warlords, it is not surprising to witness Somalia becoming a fertile ground for extremism," said the statement.
"Under the circumstances, it is imperative that the Somali people should be left alone to resolve their own problems themselves without any external interference rather than looking for any excuses to postpone a solution, and thus prolong their suffering," it concluded.
Eritrea has repeatedly denied the allegations that it is supplying militants in Somalia with personnel and arms, and said that the claims are "totally false."
Source: Xinhua, July 14, 2009