| 21. | Eritrean Foreign Minister Haile Woldensae said after a news conference Saturday.
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| 22. | Neither Eritrean nor Ethiopian officials could be reached for comment Thursday.
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| 23. | A number of Eritrean officials accompanied the Oromos, witnesses said.
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| 24. | The Eritrean Foreign Ministry blamed Ethiopia for initiating the fighting there.
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| 25. | There was no immediate Eritrean reaction to Selome's remarks.
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| 26. | He met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Asmara on Monday.
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| 27. | Eritrean spokesman Yemane Gebremeskel could not be reached immediately for comment.
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| 28. | He denied that Ethiopian troops had pushed deep into Eritrean territory.
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| 29. | A senior government official insisted Eritrean forces were holding their ground.
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| 30. | "The invading Eritrean forces have been demolished,"
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