PRESS STATEMENT ON ERITREA, ETHIOPIA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

PRESS STATEMENT ON ERITREA, ETHIOPIA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

     Following is today's press statement on Eritrea and Ethiopia by Security Council President Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore):

Council Members were briefed by the Secretariat on the peace process between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

     Council Members reiterated the need for both parties to cooperate closely with the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission and the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) in the implementation of the boundary decision.

Council Members encouraged an early establishment of a common framework for the demarcation process.

Council Members agreed to keep the situation under review.

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