BBC interview with Isaias Afwerki, 1991 – “we declared Assab a free port for Ethiopia”….”we will allow the population to participate in democratic institutions”

This interview with Isaias Afwerki after the capture of Asmara in 1991 was by Philip Schofield. It covers the initial concerns of the new administration of Eritrea. This was after Ethiopia recognised Eritrea’s provisional government. He also declared Assab a free port for Ethiopia, and said that Massawa could also be an entry point for Ethiopia”