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米国、エリトリアの与党と軍への制裁を解除
米財務省は、バイデン政権が2021年に発動したエリトリアの与党と軍に対する制裁の根拠となっていた国家非常事態が9月18日に失効したことを確認し、米国は制裁を解除した。
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米財務省によると、米国はエリトリアの与党と軍に対する制裁を解除した。2021年9月に宣言された国家非常事態が2026年9月18日に失効し、更新されなかったためだ。当初の制裁は、エチオピア北部ティグレ州での紛争をめぐる人道・人権上の懸念からバイデン政権が科したもので、当時エリトリア軍はティグレ州政府に忠誠を誓う戦闘員に対抗するエチオピア軍を支援していた。この紛争は2022年11月に署名された和平合意で終結した。
財務省外国資産管理室は、制裁対象だったエリトリアの高官財務担当者ハゴス・ゲブレヒウェト氏を含む複数の人物への制裁を解除したと述べた。国務省は、トランプ政権が紅海地域における米国のより広範な利益を推進するため、この非常事態措置を更新しないことを決定したと説明した。
この動きは、隣国イエメンでフーシ派勢力が同国西海岸の支配を拡大する中、バブ・エル・マンデブ海峡を通る海上輸送路の安全性をめぐりワシントンで懸念が高まる中で行われた。アッサブ港を含むエリトリアの紅海沿岸はこの戦略的要衝の近くに位置しており、アスマラ政府への制裁緩和の決定に一層の重みを与えた。
Key facts
- The US lifted sanctions on Eritrea's ruling party and military that had been in place since 2021.
- The national emergency underlying the sanctions expired on September 18, 2026, and was not renewed.
- The original sanctions responded to humanitarian and human rights concerns during the Tigray conflict, which ended with a November 2022 peace accord.
- The Treasury Department removed sanctions on individuals including financial official Hagos Ghebrehiwet.
- The State Department cited US interests in the Red Sea region as a factor in the decision.
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