BY EPHREM ANDARGACHEW
ADDIS ABABA -The Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) called on Ethiopian- Americans to further strengthen the ongoing efforts to correct the U.S. government’s misguided policy on Ethiopia .
EACC President Deacon Yoseph Teferi told local media that citing various pretexts particularly alleged human rights abuses, the U.S. has been putting pressure and sanctions on Ethiopia.
However, Ethiopia has been working with international and local human right organizations to investigate the allegations, ignoring this fact the U.S. current administration has been making lame excuses to put undue pressures on Ethiopia under the pretext of human right violation, he noted.
According to him, above all the U.S. government is now doing its level best to use Ethiopia for geopolitical advantages in the Horn of Africa region. This is a return that makes the Ethio-American relations not to be in a good position.
These have been observed on various occasions namely in the UN security council, UN Human Rights Council, removing Ethiopia from AGOA, supporting TPLF ideas and so on which spoil the Ethio-American diplomatic relations, he indicated .
In order to reverse such misguided policy , EACC and the members of Ethiopia Diaspora have planned to do various activities. Among the plans, EACC would continue staging rallies to echo Ethiopian stances , signing petitions as well as intensifying
diplomatic and lobbies efforts in every direction to keep and protect Ethiopian national interest , he said. “Since EACC is a civic organization, it has a chance to put pressures on the voting process of the American election. So, we will also continue our influence on the coming U.S election as we did in Virginia.” This is important to warn the Democrats that we will not put our votes in the same basket as we did in the past .
Because Ethiopian- Americans could vote senators who could listen and understand them”, he explained Besides, they must understand that harming and tarnishing Ethiopia and its image both in the United Nations and international arenas would cause many years of trouble for the Ethio-American relations. Hence, “we are ready to work with the U.S. for the common benefit of both countries .”
In order to reverse and withstand the negative impact of the removal of AGOA, Ethiopians must remit through only legal channels to end Ethiopia’s dependence on Aid and avoid the informal one that is controlled by TPLF operatives who are bent to destroy Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian Herald December 26/2021
