2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit

2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit
2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit
	Abiy and Isaias in 2019.
Host country	Eritrea
Date	8–9 July 2018
Venue(s)	President's Office, Asmara
Participants	Isaias Afwerki; Abiy Ahmed
Key points
	The state of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea has come to an end; To forge intimate political, economic, social, cultural and security cooperation; Diplomatic ties, transport, trade & communication links resume; The decision on the boundary will be implemented; Jointly ensuring regional peace, cooperation and development;

The 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit (also 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia peace summit) was a bilateral summit that took place on 8–9 July 2018 in Asmara, Eritrea, between Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and officials from the two countries.

The two leaders signed a joint declaration on 9 July, formally ending the border conflict between both countries, restoring full diplomatic relations, and agreeing to open their borders to each other for persons, goods and services. The joint statement was also considered to close all chapters regarding the Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000) and of the following Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict (2000–2018) with sporadic clashes.

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