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| Ethiopia and Eritrea declare end of war | Ethiopia and Eritrea declare end of war |
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| The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed a declaration saying that the "state of war that existed between the two countries has come to an end", Eritrea's information minister tweeted. | The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed a declaration saying that the "state of war that existed between the two countries has come to an end", Eritrea's information minister tweeted. |
| A peace deal that ended the 1998-1999 border war between the two countries has never been fully implemented. | A peace deal that ended the 1998-1999 border war between the two countries has never been fully implemented. |
| There has been tension between the neighbours ever since. | There has been tension between the neighbours ever since. |
| The declaration came at a landmark meeting between the two countries' leaders in Eritrea's capital, Asmara. | |
| The meeting between Eritrea's President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was the first between the neighbours' heads of state for nearly two decades. | |
| On Monday, the leaders agreed that "a new era of peace & friendship has been ushered [in]", Eritrea's Information Minister Yemane Gebre Meskel said on Twitter. | |
| This is a breaking news story - more to follow. | This is a breaking news story - more to follow. |