Shimeles Kemal Addis Ababa, December 25 (WIC) - The arms embargo and the other sanctions by UNSC against Eritrea's government are an appropriate and just decision, AFP quoted Shimeles Kemal, a government spokesperson, as saying.

The UN Security Council passed the resolution on Wednesday, accusing Eritrea of "efforts to destabilize or overthrow, directly or indirectly" the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia.   

The text also presses Eritrea to withdraw troops immediately from disputed territories along its frontier with Djibouti, and engage in diplomatic efforts leading to "a mutually acceptable" settlement of their long-running border dispute.   

"The international delinquent state of Eritrea has for long been pursuing a strategy to destabilize the entire Horn of Africa and has been promoting and abetting terrorist forces in the region," Shimeles said.