Ethiopia, Eritrea promise to avoid war but offer no peace guarantee
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrive for an inauguration ceremony to mark the reopening of the Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 16, 2018.
Ethiopia and Eritrea have pledged to avoid war between them at all costs, although they cannot guarantee peace in the long term.
On Thursday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his country has no intention of invading Eritrea, assuring there won’t be war. But he repeated his desire to achieve access to the sea, potentially promising a tussle in future with neighbours.
