Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Ethiopia Accusation Dismissed as âton of mourningâ Peter Clottey 03 May 2010 Eritrea's President Isaias Afewerki Eritreaâs information minister says Ethiopiaâs latest accusations that Asmara is arming insurgents to disrupt this monthâs general elections is a diversionary tactic aimed at controlling Ethiopian voters ahead of the poll. Ali Abdu said Ethiopia is simply âcreating drama after the United Nationsâ targeted sanctions failed to cripple Eritrea.â âThis latest accusation has two objectives: number-one is I can call it ton of mourning meaning, after the failure of the so-called sanctions, the ton of frustration is coming out from the Ethiopian regime. This is why that government is uttering a ton of mourning. (The) second point is to divert the attention of the Ethiopian people in this election time,â he said. Ethiopiaâs News Agency reported that it has documentary evidence that shows Eritrea is planning to use explosives to destabilize the country ahead of the elections. This comes after Ethiopia security agencies said they have apprehended members of the Oromo National Liberation Front (ONLF) and al-Shabab who were trained by the Eritrean government to undermine the poll. AFP Photo Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Minister Abdu said Ethiopiaâs government often creates internal tensions and blames neighboring countries for it â a charge Ethiopia denies. âThe Ethiopia regime has the habit of terrorizing people and creating a ghost enemy that, when the people oppose this drama of election, they will be intimidated as terrorists,â Abdu said. Ethiopiaâs Joint Anti-Terror Taskforce of the National Intelligence and Security Service, as well as the Federal Police, called on Ethiopians to âintensify efforts to curtail the disruptive acts of the Eritrean government and its clique.â But, Minister Abdu denied supporting opposition groups to destabilize neighboring Ethiopia. âThis is not our political culture and this is not our political psychology. We, to the contrary, have fought and will fight for stabilization and (an) inclusive Ethiopia. That is why we supported the incumbent regime hoping that they will work for the betterment of Ethiopia for united and inclusive Ethiopia. But, unfortunately, that group turned to be a family regime,â Abdu said. Meanwhile, Djibouti's foreign minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssef, recently accused neighboring Eritrea of âexporting chaos.â "They have started training militias and arming them to carry out sabotage in Djibouti just as they support elements in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia,â Yousssef said. But, Abdu dismissed the accusation as without merit. âA very simple logical question, what did Eritrea do and where is the evidence? Where are the accusations, which have been coming time and time again from different sourcesâ¦why is Eritrea being blamed for nothing that it did? Who is the real power behind these accusations? I mean people should ask simple logic(al) questions, not just repeat what others have said,â Abdu said. .