Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission meets with parties in The Hague

The independent Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission said today it was meeting in The Hague with the parties to consider modalities of demarcation.

Representatives from the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, as well as officials from the Organization of African Unity (OAU) attended the meeting.

The Commission delivered its decision on delimitation of the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia to representatives of the two Governments on 13 April.

Last week, the Security Council, after holding back-to-back meetings with representatives from the two countries, said it looked forward to today's meeting.