Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visits Asmara, Eritrea, for a historic visit

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reportedly arrived in Eritrea. He was received at the airport by Eritrean President Isayas Afeworki

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. His chief of staff, Fitsum Arega, tweeted:

His Excellency Dr. Abiy Ahmed has today left Eritrea to deepen efforts to achieve lasting peace among the peoples of #Ethiopia & # Eritrea . Our two nations share a story and a connection like no other. We can now overcome two decades of mistrust and take a new direction

– Fitsum Arega (@fitsumaregaa) July 8, 2018

Ethiopia has not announced the travel date of the Prime Minister in Eritrea, except for The Prime Minister will soon visit Eritrea "after a high level of Eritrean delegation made a two-day working visit to Ethiopia last week.

Images showing the streets of Eritrea Asmara lined up with Eritrean and Ethiopian flags Ethiopians speculated that the Prime Minister was going to Asmara today

"Welcome Dear Brother Abiy Ahmed" reads one of the banners in the streets of Asmara

Flags line the main streets English, Tigrinya, Amharic and Oromiya banners are on the rise There is an air of excitement What an interesting time to be in #Asmara . #Eritrea #Ethiopia pic.twitter.com/JhGdI0wse2

– Natalie E. Brown (@ Gnatalie23) July 7, 2018

Both years war between the two countries was one of the most deadly wars on the continent. More than 80,000 soldiers died on both sides.

There was a situation of "no peace without war" for nearly two decades after the end of the war that the Prime Minister of Ethiopia described as years of war. no human victim. However, sporadic and lethal skirmishes took place during the two decades following the end of the war.

It was early last month that the Executive Committee of the thirty-six members of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) decided to accept and fully implement the Agreement Algiers Peace Treaty of December 2000 which officially ended the war between the two countries.

A few weeks after Ethiopia offered an olive branch, Eritrean President Isayas Afeworki sent a high-level delegation

Ethiopians and Eritreans seem to be excited about the prospect of peace and normality between the two countries.

Statements by the two governments after the meeting between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isayas Afeworki tomorrow The next step in the relationship is expected to be clear. Hope for economic cooperation between the two countries is high.