But how and why exactly were these sanctions lifted? The resolution lifting the sanctions therefore urged Eritrea and Djibouti to work towards normalising ties and settling the border dispute. Funding terrorism in SomaliaThe sanctions imposed against Eritrea were also on account of accusations levelled against it to the effect that it was funding armed groups in Somalia. READMOREThe final dealmakerGiven the absence of evidence that Eritrea was funding terrorist groups in the region, the UNSC told Eritrea sanctions could be lifted if it committed to resolving the Djibouti border dispute and cooperate with the Council’s sanctions regime. In September, Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed met with the chair of the Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Kairat Umarov of Kazakhstan, in New York.

Source: Ethiopian News November 15, 2018 03:01 UTC