Ethiopia wants to make access to two of Eritrea’s Red Sea ports a priority
Addis Ababa — Landlocked Ethiopia wants to make the re-opening of two roads connecting it to two of Eritrea’s Red Sea ports a priority in the two nations’ reconciliation process, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. In a move that ended a 20-year military stand-off, the Horn of African neighbours agreed, on Monday, to open embassies, develop ports and resume flights. The historic reconciliation could transform politics and security in the volatile region, which lies along one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Ethiopian government spokesperson Ahmed Shide said on Wednesday that the re-opening of two critical roads leading to the ports of Assab in Eritrea’s south and Massawa in the north would benefit the whole region. "The unfolding developments will not only benefit our peoples, but the entire Horn of Africa region will be a part of these developments," Shide was quoted as saying in an interview published on the Eritrean information ministry’s website. Also on Wednesda...
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