Ethiopia has agreed to fully accept the Ethio-Eritrea boundary commission which ruled the disputed territory of Badme to be Eritrean territory. — Awol Allo (@awolallo) June 5, 2018Addis Standard further reports that by accepting the Algiers agreement Ethiopia will have to withdraw its occupying forces from all territories awarded to Eritrea by the EEBC, including the flashpoint town, Badme. Ethiopia also called on Eritrea to reciprocate the decision and work toward bringing a lasting peace between the people of the two countries. Eritrea had accepted EEBC’s decision and refused to submit to any further negotiation without the prior acceptance by Ethiopia of the commission’s decision. #Ethiopia: By agreeing with the border commission’s findings, Ethiopia’s governing #EPRDF coalition appears to be ending its claim to the disputed areas along its border with #Eritrea, including the town of #Badme.

Source: Ethiopian News June 05, 2018 18:22 UTC