The radio station, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, reported: "Sources in various parts of Ethiopia indicated that the Ethiopian Government is still arresting and expelling thousands of Eritreans.
"This level of arrests, harassment and intimidation of Eritreans has never been witnessed in the history of Ethiopia," it said.
However, in a broadcast interview, Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Mesfin Seyoum, said the Ethiopian authorities had expelled "very few" Eritreans who, he said, had been acting as government spies.
He added that anyone who supported the war financially also faced deportation but pledged that there was no threat to what he called "innocent Eritreans".
The following is an excerpt from Seyoum's interview broadcast on Ethiopian TV on June 18:
"The issue of relations between Eritreans and Ethiopians can be witnessed by any Eritrean or Ethiopian citizen. It is linked to blood, culture, history, economy, trade and all other sectors.
"This is a relationship that anyone could break. Ethiopians and their government cannot carry out any fascist acts against any Eritrean citizen, be he in Eritrea or in Ethiopia, to avenge Eritrean aggression.
"Such an act is unimaginable and cannot be committed. If this were to happen, it would be considered a victory for the fascists, aggressors and the arrogant.
'Very few individuals' involved
"To come back to the point, the Ethiopian government has made it clear to its people that it is focusing on very few individuals, those who are a threat to the country and to the people's security.
"These are the ones deployed by the sha'biyyah [Arabic for "popular" i.e the Eritrean Government] to spy on the pretext of conducting various businesses in the country, and those who have been recruiting other Eritreans resident in Ethiopia for the same purpose.
"As soon as confirmation of their activities is received, these individuals are apprehended and deported from the country ...
War's financial backers to be deported
"Apart from those who have already been deported, others facing deportation are individuals contributing financial and material support to the war efforts declared by the sha'biyyah government.
"The deportation is focusing on these individuals. Unlike the Ethiopian or Eritrean people, these individuals are not calling for an end to the fascist and arrogant war, but are contributing financially and materially towards the provocative and arrogant aggression.
"These individuals are not only enemies of the Eritrean people, but also of the Ethiopian people. Such individuals will also be deported.
No threat to 'innocent' Eritreans
"Other than these individuals, the Ethiopian Government will not harass any other innocent Eritrean living in Ethiopia, contrary to what the sha'biyyah government is doing to innocent Ethiopians in Eritrea.
"The Ethiopian Government has no intention of carrying out such acts, for these are fascist and inhuman acts.
"If we carried out such acts, then victory would go to the sha'biyyah rulers and their ilk. The issue of how Ethiopians view Eritreans living amongst them can only be experienced by the people.
"If the Eritreans are innocent citizens and if they appeal in unity, if they condemn the aggression attempted on [the country], raise their voices together with those of the [Ethiopian] people for the achievement of peace, they will not be under threat.
'No need for bloodshed'
"The Ethiopian Government should understand this, that is, it should seek a situation where the existing strong relationship between the two peoples can be strengthened further and create a situation where the dangers posed by the sha'biyyah rulers can be countered jointly.
"The Eritrean people, whether they are inside or outside their country, have been greatly shocked by the current aggression of the sha'biyyah rulers and government, and they cannot accept nor comprehend the situation.
"They are also calling for peace. They are raising their voices saying there is no need for bloodshed.
"There is a peaceful way of resolving the issue of any border claims, and Ethiopia and Eritrea should not engage in a bloody war at all."
BBC Monitoring (http://www.monitor.bbc.co.uk ), based in Caversham in southern England, selects and translates information from radio, television, press, news agencies and the Internet from 150 countries in more than 70 languages.
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