Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday for a historic visit to cement peace less than a week after the two nations declared an end to a two-decade conflict, an AFP reporter said.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed greeted Afwerki as a brass band played before inspecting a guard of honour on the start of the three-day visit.
The trip comes just five days after Abiy left Eritrea as part of a dizzying peace process aimed at ending decades of animosity and conflict that began when the Ethiopian premier last month agreed to abide by a UN-backed border ruling and hand disputed territories back to Eritrea.
“The visit will cement further/add momentum to the joint march for peace and cooperation set in motion by both leaders,” Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel said on Twitter Friday.
Ethiopia’s state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate said Isaias would stay three days during which the Eritrean embassy would be reopened and his delegation would visit an industrial park in an itinerary highlighting the restoration of diplomatic and trade ties.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
