UN welcomes Ethiopia's decision to fully accept & implement Eritrea peace deal
8 June 2018
United Nations, New York-- During Noon briefing yesterday, 7 June, 2018, spokesperson of the UN Secretary Gerneral, Stéphane Dujarric, told reporters that the UN is pleased with Ethiopia's stated decision to fully accept and implement Eritrea peace deal and that the UN will do whatever is necessary to take to help the two countries in the implementation of the border ruling. More below: More below:
"I was also asked earlier about Ethiopia's stated decision to implement the Algiers Peace Agreement. I can say that the Secretary General was pleased to hear the statement by the Executive Committee of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front indicating Ethiopia's decision to implement the Algiers Peace Agreement signed between the two countries in 2000 and the subsequent decisions by the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission on the border between the two countries. We reiterate the UN's readiness to play a role in taking the decision forward, including by assisting the parties in the implementation of the border ruling, as envisaged in the peace agreement. We look forward to receiving additional information on the way forward" Stéphane Dujarric.
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