PM Abiy landed in Eritrea’s capital, Asmara for a bilateral summit which was aimed at repairing relations between both countries.
Through his twitter handle, Kagame hailed both leaders for commitment in bringing about right things for the people of their countries.
“We salute the leaders, PM of Ethiopia Dr. Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afewerki of Eritrea for their courage and doing the right thing for their people of the two countries! We congratulate you and are with you….!” he said in a tweet.
Abiy’s visit to Eritrea came two months after he accepted a peace deal that ended a two-year border war between the two countries.
The Chief of Staff in Ethiopia’s Prime Minister’s Office, Fitsum Arega tweeted that the visit was aimed at deepening efforts to bring about lasting peace between the people of both countries.
“Our two nations share a history and bond like no other. We can now overcome two decades of mistrust and move in a new direction,” he said adding, “The visit offers a spectacular opportunity to decidedly move forward peace for the good of our people.”
As a result of the visit, Fitsum said Sunday that for the first time after two decades, a direct international telephone connection between Ethiopia and Eritrea was restored.
He said that after discussions, Eritrea’s Isaias confirmed that the normalization of Ethiopia-Eritrea relations will start in earnest, flights will resume, utilization of the sea ports will start and the two countries will re-open embassies in each other’s capital.
Ethiopia-Eritrea war took place between 1998 and 2000 but left lasting conflicts on the border of two countries.
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