Reuters Staff
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki said on Saturday history was being made, in his first comments during a visit to Ethiopia, days after the two neighbours declared their “state of war” over.
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki is welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed upon arriving for a three-day visit, at the Bole international airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
“Words cannot express the joy we are feeling now. History is being made as we speak,” Isaias said during a lunch hosted by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
“Lives have perished but we are lucky to observe today … We are one people – whoever forgets that does not understand our situation.”
Reporting by Aaron Maasho; Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by Mark Potter