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ABD, Eritre'nin iktidar partisine ve ordusuna yonelik yaptirimlari kaldirdi
ABD Hazine Bakanligi, Biden yonetiminin 2021'de Eritre'nin iktidar partisine ve ordusuna uyguladigi yaptirimlarin dayanagi olan ulusal olaganustu hal durumunun 18 Eylul'de sona erdigini dogruladiktan sonra yaptirimlari kaldirdi.
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Hazine Bakanligi'na gore ABD, Eritre'nin iktidar partisine ve ordusuna yonelik yaptirimlari kaldirdi; Eylul 2021'de ilan edilen ulusal olaganustu hal 18 Eylul 2026'da sona erdi ve yenilenmedi. Ilk yaptirimlar, Eritre gucleri Tigray bolgesel hukumetine bagli savascilara karsi Etiyopya birliklerini destekledigi sirada, Etiyopya'nin kuzeyindeki Tigray bolgesindeki catismayla ilgili insani ve insan haklari endiseleri nedeniyle Biden yonetimi tarafindan uygulanmisti. Soz konusu catisma Kasim 2022'de imzalanan bir baris anlasmasiyla sona ermisti.
Hazine'nin Yabanci Varliklar Kontrol Ofisi, program kapsaminda listelenen kidemli Eritreli mali yetkili Hagos Ghebrehiwet de dahil olmak uzere bir dizi kisiye yonelik yaptirimlari kaldirdigini bildirdi. Disisleri Bakanligi, Trump yonetiminin, guvenlik endiselerinin arttigi Kizildeniz bolgesindeki daha genis Amerikan cikarlarini ilerletmek amaciyla bu olaganustu hal tedbirini yenilememeye karar verdigini belirtti.
Bu adim, komsu Yemen'deki Husi guclerinin ulkenin bati kiyisi uzerindeki kontrolunu genisletmesiyle birlikte, Washington'da Bab-ul Mendeb Bogazi'ndan gecen deniz ticaret yollarinin guvenligine iliskin artan endise ortaminda atildi. Assab limani da dahil olmak uzere Eritre'nin Kizildeniz kiyi seridi bu stratejik gecit noktasina yakin konumda bulunuyor ve bu durum, Asmara hukumetine yonelik yaptirimlarin gevsetilmesi kararina ek agirlik kazandirdi.
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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