Diplomacy
Congressman Meeks Criticizes Trump Over Expiring US Sanctions on Ethiopia
Addis Standard · 4 days ago · Read the Full Story on Addis Standard
AI SUMMARY
US Representative Gregory W. Meeks accused President Donald Trump of ignoring escalating security tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray region after the expiration of a US sanctions framework.
- US Representative Gregory W. Meeks criticized President Donald Trump for allowing the national emergency under Executive Order 14046 to expire.
- Executive Order 14046 was originally announced by President Biden on September 17, 2021, regarding the humanitarian and human rights crisis during the Tigray conflict.
- The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control confirmed on September 18 that the national emergency had expired and removed designated individuals and entities from its blocked persons list.
- Meeks stated that security tensions, recent fighting, and drone strikes in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region are escalating amid restricted press coverage.
- Armed actors have targeted health centers and humanitarian aid workers in and around the region.
- The expiration of the sanctions framework resulted in the removal of sanctions on several Eritrean individuals and entities, including the People's Front for Democracy and Justice and the Eritrean Defense Forces.
- Meeks urged the Trump administration to pressure all regional actors to uphold their commitments to peace and stability.
- The expiration of Executive Order 14046 does not terminate all US legal authorities or sanctions relating to Ethiopia.
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