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A joint Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora protest, which experienced reconciliation at the the day before the signature of the declaration in Rome,
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a statement declaring that "the state of war between the two countries was over."
One of the Africa's bloodiest interstate conflicts ended
. Ethiopian President Isayas Aefeverki said he signed a statement at a meeting on Monday.
Country leaders agreed that "a new era of peace and friendship has begun". This is reported by the Minister of Eritrean Information of Twitter, Yemen Gebre Meskel.
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Prime Minister Ethiopia Abi Ahmed (left) and President of Ethiopia Isaiah Afeverki
Eritrea – a former Italian colony, which in 1941 were released British troops from the British. In 1952, they transferred it to Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian territory did not cease guerrilla warfare against the Ethiopian government and, after the defeat of the Ethiopian communist regime, the country gained independence in 1993.
Soon the relations between the two countries deteriorated, bringing with it blow to the Ethiopian economy. Eritrean Ports
Eritrea began the war against Ethiopia in controversial areas of the border area of Badme in May 1998.
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The victims of the war were tens of thousands of people on both sides
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Tens of Thousands of Civilians Have Become Refugees
Active battles in the region lasted more than two years, until June 2000, and resulted in tens of thousands of casualties in both countries. Eritrean President Isaiah Aefeverki has acknowledged the deaths of 19,000 Eritrean soldiers during the war. According to the International Crisis Group, the number of casualties on both sides rose to 70-100 000.
The peace treaty between the two countries, concluded in December 2000 by Algeria, has never been implemented.
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