Jeddah Agreement Ethiopia Eritrea

Abiy and Afwerki signed the agreement in the presence of King Salman of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UNITED Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. – @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres: “I would like to express my deep gratitude for the role of the Government of @KingSalman and #SaudiArabia, which facilitated the #Ethiopia #Eritrea peace agreement and helped bring the parties closer together, t.co/XVRNz4n65n pic.twitter.com/a77HZbSNRF Eritrea and Ethiopia signed an agreement on Sunday at a summit in Saudi Arabia that would strengthen relations between the two countries, who had been at war for twenty years. Details of Sunday`s specific agreement, signed in the presence of Saudi Arabia`s King Salman and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, were not immediately clarified. The terms of the agreement, signed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, were not immediately clear. Ethiopia`s foreign ministry described it as a “seven-point agreement,” while Eritrea gave no details. The agreement “will help strengthen security and stability throughout the region,” Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Twitter. Saudi Arabia, through its diplomatic efforts, has contributed to the conclusion of this historic agreement that strengthens relations between the two former enemies of the Horn of Africa. The custodian of the two holy mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, will host a summit between Ethiopia and Eritrea in Jeddah on Sunday to sign a peace agreement that ends the war that has lasted more than 20 years. Further details on the peace agreement signed Sunday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah and announced in a statement by the Saudi government were not immediately available. The winds of change are blowing over the Horn of Africa after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed the peace agreement in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 17. “The peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea signed today in Jeddah is a historic event that will contribute to strengthening security and stability in the region,” Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said. After a bitter war that lasted 20 years (from 1998 to 2018) and in which up to 100,000 people were killed, the agreement allowed the resumption of air services, the reopening of telephone lines, the cessation of military hostilities and the reunification of families.

Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders visited the UAE weeks after the signing of the historic July agreement to meet with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. “I would like to express my deep gratitude for the role of His Majesty the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (King Salman) and the Government of Saudi Arabia, who facilitated this agreement and helped bring the parties together,” he said. The UN chief also praised “the courage, vision and wisdom of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, who has had the ability to overcome past resistance and open a new chapter in his country`s history, as well as the way the President of Eritrea has responded to his peace initiatives.” “This means that a wind of hope is blowing in the Horn of Africa,” he concluded. It is not clear what role, if any, Saudi Arabia played in negotiating the peace agreement reached two months ago. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed the agreement after arriving in Jeddah on Saturday. The peace agreement reinforces the historic peace agreement between the former enemies of the Horn of Africa after two decades of enmity. When the deal was announced, hundreds of citizens of their respective countries embraced and celebrated. Their leaders also officially opened the border crossings of their common border, which has been closed for 20 years. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Sunday signed a peace deal in Saudi Arabia, the second peace deal since July between the once hostile African countries. Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in the early 1990s. From 1998 to 2000, they waged a war that killed about 80,000 people, but the two countries resumed a new era of relations shortly after Abiy announced his country`s adoption of the Algiers peace agreement, which ended the bloody conflict.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders signed a peace deal at a summit in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, another sign of warming relations between two countries facing decades of war and malaise. The two countries signed a first agreement in July and on Tuesday reopened land border crossings that had been closed for 20 years. .