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Eritrea responds to Ethiopia PM's olive branch

Wednesday June 20 2018

Asmara sending delegation to Addis for “constructive engagement”.

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  • Eritrea sending delegation to Ethiopia for “constructive engagement”.
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Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki is dispatching a delegation to Addis Ababa for “constructive engagement” with Ethiopia after peace overtures from its new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a senior Eritrean diplomat said on Wednesday.

Eritrean ambassador to Japan Estifanos Afeworki said on Twitter that Isais had made the announcement on Wednesday of the potentially significant break-through in one of Africa’s most protracted conflicts. He gave no further details.

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