The meeting springs from the determination of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to settle issues preventing a full peace from a war that ended 18 years ago.

Ethiopia’s occupied all disputed territories following the two year war that tore the Horn of Africa until the turn of the century.

Now Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says Ethiopia will abide by the rulings of a  border commission.

This means returning the town of Badme to Eritrea.

President Isaias Afwerki has welcomed this.

However he wouldn’t chance a personal visit Addis Ababa for the settlement talks.

So he’s leaving it to a delegation to open the door to peace.  

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