Asmara, 21 April 2007 - The foreign Ministry announced that Eritrea has suspended membership in IGAD.
The Government of Eritrea was compelled to take the move due to the fact that a number of repeated and irresponsible resolutions that undermine regional peace and security have been adopted in the guise of IGAD. As such, the Eritrean government deemed it fit not to be party to developments that hold one accountable both legally and morally, the Ministry added.