Ethiopia, Eritrea sign statement that war 'has come to an end'
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) with Eritrea's President Isaias Afeworki sign a "Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship" agreement in Asmara on July 9, 2018 at the start of a meeting to repair relations between the neighbours. PHOTO | COURTESY ERITREA
Ethiopia and Eritrea are no longer at war, the neighbours said in a joint statement Monday, a day after their leaders held a historic meeting in Asmara.
Quoting from a "Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship," Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel said on Twitter the "state of war that existed between the two countries has come to an end. A new era of peace and friendship has been ushered (in)."
