The Tunisian foreign ministry expressed its astonishment at the press release from its Ethiopian counterpart which questions Tunisia’s sincere commitment to defending African causes during its tenure on the UN Security Council.
Tunisian diplomacy stressed that its initiative does not target anyone and that its goal is to encourage the countries affected by the barrage of renaissance to resume the dialogue which remains, according to it, the only way to resolve this crisis.
The same source indicated that “as much as Tunisia values cooperation relations with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it expresses its astonishment at the statement of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on September 15, 2021 that questioned Tunisia’s sincere and lasting commitment to defending African issues in all international forums and during its membership in the Security Council.”
Recall that, according to a press release published by the ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia published , on september, 15th, 2021, the Government of Ethiopia notes the statement of the president of the UN Security Council on the matter of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
In an unprecedented manner, the statement is released nine weeks after the open meeting of the UNSC on the GERD. According to the same source, Tunisia’s historic misstep in advancing the Council’s pronouncement undermines its solemn responsibility as a rotating member of the UNSC on an African seat.
The ethiopian MFA finished its press relase by saying that ” Ethiopia will not recognize any claim that may be raised on the basis of the presidential statement.”
