Ethiopia, Eritrea Pledge to Move Peace Forward: UN

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Ethiopia, Eritrea Pledge to Move Peace Forward: UN

Ethiopia and Eritrea have stated their desire to work closely with the United Nations for a final settlement of their border issue, according to U.N. officials.

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Ethiopia and Eritrea have stated their desire to work closely with the United Nations for a final settlement of their border issue, according to U.N. officials.

A U.N. Security Council delegation has conducted a visit to both Horn of Africa countries since Thursday, meeting their leaders who pledged to move forward the peace process, U.N. officials said.

The council mission, made up of its 15 members and led by Norway's Ole Peter Kolby headed back to New York Monday, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

It expressed to the parties the commitment of the United Nations to assist in the implementation of the upcoming ruling by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission on the border between the two nations and the completion of the peace process, Kolby said.

A decision on the precise path of the border by the Haigue- based independent boundary commission is expected in a month's time.

Ethiopia and Eritrea began a border war in May 1998. They signed a cease-fire two years later, followed by a further pact in December 2000. The two neighbors have recently called for reconciliation between them.

The security council is scheduled to hold consultations on Wednesday on its mission to Horn of Africa and the mandate of the U.N. Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).

The mandate of the mission, set up in July 2000 to monitor the cease-fire with a current strength of 4,200 peacekeepers and military observers expires on March 15.

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