ADDIS ABABA, February 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The United Nations Mission
in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) said Tuesday that the issue of
UNMEE's freedom of movement in north of the Temporary Security
Zone (TSZ) established 25 kilometers deep inside Eritrea remained
unresolved.
   The UNMEE's remark came following the conclusion of the 11th
meeting of the UNMEE Military Coordination Commission (MCC) which
was held on the same day in Djibouti, the capital of Djibouti.
   According to a UNMEE press release, Patrick Cammaert, the force
commander of the UNMEE, said at the meeting that since the last
MCC meeting, the UNMEE had improved its monitoring of a set of "
blind spots" in north of the TSZ through a combination of prior-
notification visits, intensified patrolling along major and
secondary access routes, and a general improvement of working
relations with Eritrean liaison officers and local commanders on
the ground.
   As a result, the UNMEE had acquired a better overall
understanding of these restricted areas, said the release.
   In the past months, the UNMEE has requested the Eritrean
government to grant the UNMEE freedom of movement in north of the
TSZ, which was completely rejected by the Eritrean side.  Enditem