Bullet-riddled
buildings and broken railway tracks testify to the heavy fighting seen by
Massawa during Eritrea's conflict with Ethiopia which took place from 1998 to
2000. UN Photo/Milton Grant
15 June 2016 – Deeply concerned by
reports of fighting on 12 and 13 June on the border between Ethiopia and
Eritrea, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is on an official
visit to Belgium, met in Brussels today with top officials from both the
African countries, with the parties calling for maximum restraint.
A statement issued
by his spokesperson confirmed that Mr. Ban discussed the issue in his meeting
in Brussels today with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, while the Deputy
Secretary-General called the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea.
“They urged both
Governments to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any act or statement
that could exacerbate the situation,” said the statement, which added that they
also called on both Governments to resolve their differences through peaceful means,
including by ensuring the full implementation of the peace agreement they
signed in 2000.
The United Nations,
according to the statement, remains available to assist the two countries in
this endeavor.
UN News
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