(Excerpt of Interview With Dr. Habte Tesfamariam, July 2002):

Question:  Did the ELF-RC have any relations with the ELF [led by Abdella Idris]?

Answer:None�until the formation of the Alliance of Eritrean National Forces [AENF]

Question: How are your relations since the formation of the Alliance? Did you try to iron out your differences and resolve it or�. as usual, you are keeping it pending with the other unresolved issues?

We didn�t try from our side and he didn�t try on his side. Because there are unresolved issues, details of the coup d�etat. The important point here is that the Alliance of the opposition is more important; it is the priority. Because, if it was in Eritrea and the differences are treated as a political question then each goes about with his organization and remain as opposition parties.

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