Foreign Ministers of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and Eritrea united during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly to plead for the lifting of sanctions laid on Eritrea.
Ethiopia and Eritrea, ending two decades of conflict, have opened a new chapter in their relationship, Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu said, adding that “we are normalising relations and charting a future in which our relationship will truly reflect the longstanding ties between our two peoples.”
He further noted that Somalia and Eritrea have reconciled their differences and re-established diplomatic relations.
Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia had Trilateral Summit in September in Asmara which marked the beginning of a new relationship.
Following the Trilateral Summit, Foreign Ministers of the three countries visited Djibouti, which opened a new phase in relations between Djibouti and Eritrea.
It is to be recalled that the AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki described the rapprochement as “demonstration of the value and effectiveness of the search of African solutions to African problems.”
Noting that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the President of Eritrea Isayas Afwerki have signed a further comprehensive cooperation agreement in Jeddah, Foreign Minister Workneh stressed that “in light of these important and positive developments, it is only appropriate and timely that the Security Council now seriously considers lifting the sanctions imposed on Eritrea.”
