A former United States diplomat has averred that Ethiopia had to use its influence as head of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to champion the lifting of sanctions on neighbouring Eritrea. Ethiopia for the month of September 2017 is serving as head of the UNSC. “It therefore once again calls on the United Nations Security Council to lift the unfair and unjust sanctions imposed on it for the past nine years. As President of UN Security Council in September, #Ethiopia should propose long overdue lifting of sanctions against #Eritrea. — Herman J. Cohen (@CohenOnAfrica) August 21, 2017Timeline of the tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea

Source: Ethiopian News September 28, 2017 12:33 UTC