Ethiopian leaders, including the Prime Minister, had repeatedly declared that they would militarily resist any attempt to implement the Boundary Commission's final and binding decision.
此外，2002年3月8日秘书长曾告诉安理会，埃塞俄比亚应该向联合国埃塞俄比亚和厄立特里亚特派团提供有关地雷的补充资料。