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| Ethiopia-Eritrea border: Landmark summit aims to end conflict | Ethiopia-Eritrea border: Landmark summit aims to end conflict |
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| Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has begun a visit to Eritrea, days after the two countries agreed to end a two decade-old border dispute. | Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has begun a visit to Eritrea, days after the two countries agreed to end a two decade-old border dispute. |
| He was welcomed in the Eritrean capital Asmara by President Isaias Afewerki. The trip follows a visit to Addis Ababa by an Eritrean delegation. | |
| Mr Abiy, who took office in April, has accepted a ruling awarding disputed territory to Eritrea. | Mr Abiy, who took office in April, has accepted a ruling awarding disputed territory to Eritrea. |
| Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a lengthy conflict. | Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a lengthy conflict. |
| But within five years the neighbours were fighting over remote border areas, including the town of Badme. | But within five years the neighbours were fighting over remote border areas, including the town of Badme. |
| Tens of thousands of people were killed in two years of fighting. | Tens of thousands of people were killed in two years of fighting. |
| The land was awarded to Eritrea by a 2002 border commission ruling, but Ethiopia refused to accept it and retained its troops there. | The land was awarded to Eritrea by a 2002 border commission ruling, but Ethiopia refused to accept it and retained its troops there. |
| The two sides have remained on a war footing since then. | The two sides have remained on a war footing since then. |
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