Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed said relations continue to grow with the country, which recently made a landmark peace deal with Ethiopia
Date: Thursday, 20 September 2018
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed said relations continue to grow with the country, which recently made a landmark peace deal with Ethiopia
September 19, 2018
Updated: September 19, 2018 06:51 PM
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, meets Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. Also pictured is Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs. Rashed Al Mansoori / Crown Prince Court - Abu DhabiThe Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi welcomed the President of Eritrea for talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, in what marked the latest in a series of meetings following a peace deal with Ethiopia.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, met with Isaias Afwerki to discuss how the UAE and his country can enhance relations.
Mr Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made a peace deal in the summer and later met in Abu Dhabi after years of conflict.
The thaw in frozen relations accelerated in June when Mr Abiy said Ethiopia would accept a UN-approved ruling, made after a two-year war, and also hand back disputed territory.
Ethiopia and Eritrea re-established diplomatic relations in July and signed a declaration of peace and friendship in the Eritrean capital Asmara.
