ADDIS ABABA (Halbeeg)- Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki who is in Addis Ababa for three-day state visit is expected to reopen Eritrean embassy to cement the diplomatic relations between the two neighbours following two decades of hostilities.
The ceremony to resume the operations of the embassy will be attended by Ethiopian leaders, representatives AU, and other officials from representatives of African countries in Addis Ababa.
Ahmed Shide, an Ethiopian government spokesman told reporters that the Eritrean leader pledged to appoint an ambassador in less than a month.
The old Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa has undergone a rapid renovation
Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa was closed in 1998 when the relations between the two neighbouring countries worsen.
A former Ethiopian province, Eritrea seceded in 1993 after decades of bloody conflict.
Relations deteriorated further with the outbreak of war between 1998-2000 claiming some 80,000 lives.
Resuming of ties began last month after reformist Dr. Abiy announced that Ethiopia would implement the UN-mediated Algiers peace agreement signed by the two countries in December 2000 to end the war. The premier said Addis would hand back disputed border territory.
The two countries have agreed to resume flights, develop sea ports and reopen link roads.
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