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Ethiopia and Eritrea signed, on Monday, July 9, a joint declaration of peace and friendship, after more than twenty years of war. This historical text formalizing their rapprochement provides for a resumption of trade, transport and telecommunications as well as the re-establishment of diplomatic ties and the implementation of the international agreement on the respect of the border. A declaration of peace that fits into a broader strategic plan.
The declaration, signed on Monday and sponsored by the United States, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is part of a comprehensive plan to stabilize the Horn of Africa, which aims to the pion to China at the economic level and consolidate the alliance against Iran at the geopolitical level.
For months, the three countries thus negotiated a possible peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia for this conflict, latent, no longer a trouble factor in the region.
An American official visited Eritrea last April. This was a first since 2004. Donald Yamamoto, Assistant Under-Secretary of State for African Affairs, met with the Eritrean President. In early June, Issayas Afewerki was received by the Prince of Abu Dhabi. What did they say to each other? What did they promise to Asmara? Nothing has filtered.
One thing is certain. Abiy Ahmed's arrival in power in Ethiopia last February eased tensions. Because of his membership of the Oromo ethnic group, the new Ethiopian prime minister effectively put an end to the enmity of the Eritrean president for over twenty years with the ruling Tigrayans. [19659003] Another sign of this appeasement is that Ethiopia has formally asked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is visiting Addis Ababa on Monday, to lift the UN sanctions against against Eritrea
These sanctions were adopted in 2009, mainly because of Asmara's alleged support for Somali Shebab Islamists. They include freezing assets and travel bans abroad for political and military officials, as well as an arms embargo.
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