Ethiopia accepts plan to end war with Eritrea

June 14, 2000
Web posted at: 6:34 p.m. EDT (2234 GMT)

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (CNN) -- The Ethiopian Council of Ministers on Wednesday accepted and endorsed a "cessation of hostilities" with Eritrea, paving the way for a withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from its Horn of Africa neighbor.

The proposal, drawn up by the Organization of African Unity, was not an official cease-fire or peace plan, according to Ethiopia's foreign minister, Seyoum Mesfin.

A signing ceremony by both countries was expected to take place in Algiers by the weekend.

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Once the proposal is signed, the United Nations would deploy its peacekeeping troops along Eritrea's border with Ethiopia.

Once the peacekeepers arrive, Mesfin said Ethiopian troops would re-deploy from positions within Eritrea.

Under the agreement, Ethiopian troops have two weeks to re-deploy to Ethiopia.

Since war broke out between the two impoverished countries in May 1998, both sides are believed to have lost tens of thousands of soldiers.

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