“Since the closure of the border, no one from the Ethiopian side is allowed to enter Eritrea and similarly, the Eritrean government is not giving permits to its citizens to cross the border to Ethiopia,” he said. Particularly, a number of reports indicate that a significant number of Eritreans were coming to Ethiopia, where some were seeking asylum. In this regard, according to a report update from UN High Commissioner for Refugees indicated that the reopening of the border has resulted in an increase in number of people arriving from Eritrea. Regardless, for months on people have been traveling from Ethiopia to Eritrea and the vise versa freely. Regarding the development at the border, Yemaneh G/Meskel, Information Minister of Eritrea, did not respond to The Reporter’s queries as of press time.

Source: Ethiopian News December 29, 2018 06:00 UTC