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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sent a letter urging Eritrea to lift its ban on peacekeeping flights, saying the move jeopardized troop safety along a buffer zone between the Eritrean and Ethiopian armies, a spokesman said Friday.
In a blunt response, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki rejected Annan's appeal, telling him that he lacks the "humanitarian high ground on matters of law, the rule of law and humanitarian issues."
Annan expressed his concern about a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Eritrea, where 2.3 million people are in need because of poor nutrition and lack of food, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
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