PM Abiy, Eritrea’s President Open Oumhajir-Humera Border - ENA English
PM Abiy, Eritrea’s President Open Oumhajir-Humera Border
Addis Ababa January 07/2019Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki have officially opened Oumhajir-Humera border today that connects the two countries.
The opening of the border is anticipated to further enable the people-to-people relation on both sides and facilitate cross-border trade in the long term.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed landed in the Eritrean town of Tessene, accompanied by Chief Administrators of Amhara and Tigray Regional States, it was indicated.
Upon arrival, he was welcomed by President Isaias Afeworki and his delegation.
This opening border in Oumhajir and Gerset on the Eritrean side and to the Humera border area is the continuation of normalizing of Ethio-Eritrea relations, it was learned.
It is to be recalled that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki signed a peace accord in July 2018, restoring diplomatic and trade relations between the two countries.
Following the peace accord, Ethiopia and Eretria have been enjoying mutual diplomatic relationship.