United Nations (New York)

East Africa: UN Mission Formally Establishes Security Zone On Eritrea/Ethiopia Border

18 April 2001

press release

United Nations — The United Nations peacekeeping operation in Eritrea and Ethiopia today officially established a Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) along the countries' common border, representing a "milestone" in the resolution of the conflict between the two East African States, according to the head of the UN mission.

"The establishment of the TSZ marks the formal separation of the forces of the two parties," said Legwaila Joseph Legwaila, the head of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), in a statement issued today.

"It is the penultimate step in the resolution of the Ethiopian- Eritrean conflict and a necessary precondition to the implementation of the full peace agreement reached by the parties in Algiers on 12 December 2000.". . ..more to follow

Tagged: East Africa, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia

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