U.N. hails between Eritrea and Ethiopia, no word on sanctions

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council on Tuesday warmed up between Eritrea and Ethiopia, but diplomats said it would not be possible to have sanctions against Eritrea after the United States, China, Britain, France and Ivory Coast raised concerns.

Monday, Ethiopia and Eritrea, declared by the United States of America and the United States.

An initial Swedish-drafted UN Security Council statement, seen by Reuters, "reaffirmed that efforts by the Government of Eritrea to engage with the international community allows a review of measures on Eritrea."

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Ivory Coast was also quoted by Eritrea and Djibouti, but it was not included, diplomats said.

Deadly clashes broke out between the Horn of Africa countries in June 2008 after Djibouti accused Asmara of moving troops across the border.

The U.N. Security Council requested both sides withdraw, before the neighbors, to the Qatari request to mediate and deploy peacekeepers. Qatar pulled out of quota a year ago after the two East African countries sided with Saudi Arabia and its allies in their standoff with Doha.

Ethiopia, currently a council member, said on Monday the United Nations to lift sanctions on Eritrea.

Eritrea has been subjected to a United Nations arms embargo since 2009 after U.N. experts monitoring sanctions on Somalia accused Eritrea of ​​Somalia, financial and logistical support to armed groups undermining peace and reconciliation in Somalia.

Eritrea has denied the charges.

The 15-member Security Council is due to renew in November an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Eritrea. They could choose to adopt a resolution before then to lift penalties. A resolution of the United States, China, Russia, Britain or France.

However, a November 2017 resolution renewing the sanctions also urged Eritrea and Djibouti "to continue to maintain an atmosphere of calm and restraint and to seek solutions to settle their disputes peacefully."

The resolution said the issue would be a factor in any council measures on Eritrea. Both the United States and China have military bases in Djibouti.