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SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN ERITREA, ETHIOPIA UNTIL 15 SEPTEMBER UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1531 (2004) 12 Mar 20
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Nigeria’s initiative to break Ethiopia’s defiance of border ruling

 

ABUJA, 24 Nov, 2004 -- Nigeria has initiated moves to intervene in the lingering row between Ethiopia and Eritrea as the current chair of the African Union (AU), Nigerian Presidential spokesperson Oluremi Oyo said here Wednesday.

 

Briefing reporters on the details of Nigerian President Obasanjo's visit to Algeria, Oyo said Obasanjo had initiated a discussion on the sidelines of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) implementation committee meeting in Algiers with the leaders of the two countries.

 

"Nigerian president met for more than two hours with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi," She said.

 

She added Obasanjo, who is also current chairman of the African Union, had mandated the foreign ministers of Algeria, South Africa and Nigeria to proceed to Addis Ababa on Wednesday to continue with the effort to end the tension between the two countries.

 

There had been increased tension along the borders of the two countries since Eritrea’s independence in 1991.

 

A demilitarized zone demarcated by the United Nations still remains a major issue of concern between the two countries. Article uses material from (Xinhuanet).

    

 

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