Historic Summit between Eritrea and Ethiopia

The atmosphere was good and the new reformed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed exchanged laughs and cuddles with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki when he was received at the airport of the capital of Iran. # 39; Eritrea.

The television footage of the meeting in Eritrea shows that large crowds had gathered at the airport to celebrate the summit and the arrival of Abiy with songs and dances, while the streets of Asmara were covered with Ethiopian and Eritrean flags.

Afwerki and Ahmed then crossed the city with a detailed car map before entering a meeting behind closed doors without commenting on the press.

Accepted Peace Resolution

Historical Summit and Politics The price change in the region comes in the wake of the election of Ethiopian Reformed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in April. He surprised earlier in June by fully supporting a peace agreement of 2000, an alliance that ended the acts of war that had left tens of thousands dead.

Ethiopia refused to abide by the peace treaty and believed that Eritrea controlled several key areas. Since then, both countries have waged a war that has murmured in the background, but that has not completely disappeared.

That Abiy accepts the peace agreement means that Ethiopia gives the land the border between the two countries A border withdrawal from the UN-backed Boundary Commission in The Hague

Will normalize relations

Eritrea and Ethiopia have no more diplomatic relations since the border war in 1998 and Abiy participated in the struggles in a colony. Today,

the director of Abiy staff, Fitsum Arega, writes on Twitter that the visit is part of the attempt to create a "lasting peace" between the countries.

– Our two countries share a unique and unique story. We can now pass two decades of mistrust and move in a new direction, he writes.

The Eritrean Ambassador to Japan writes on Twitter that "no leader in the history of Eritrea has received such a warm welcome that Abiy has received Sunday Asmara. "

Further Strengthens

Although Abiy said that he accepts the peace solution of 2000, Ethiopia still has forces in the land and l 39; Eritrea is overthrown.

Among these areas is the town of Badme. unlike the 2002 restraining decision.

Eritrea was part of Ethiopia until 1993, when its citizens voted for the detachment after a bloody independence campaign. The independence of Eritrea led Ethiopia to stand on its own, and relations between countries gradually deteriorated until the border conflict became a war.

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