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Eritrea rejects Ethiopia border commission proposals
16 June 2006 By Katie Nguyen
Eritrea, Ethiopia trade blame for UN force reduction
June 1, 2006 AFP ASMARA -- Archrival Horn of Africa neighbors Eritrea and Ethiopia on Thursday traded blame for the UN Security Council's decision to reduce by about a third the peacekeeping mission monitoring their tense border.
Peacekeeping force in Ethiopia and Eritrea trimmed
Thu 1 Jun 2006 By Irwin Arieff (Reuters) The U.N. Security Council voted on Wednesday to trim its peacekeeping force in Ethiopia and Eritrea to 2,300 troops from the current 3,300, irritating the United States, which wanted deeper cutbacks.
Eritrea's Afwerki blames US for Ethiopia border tensions
May 24, 2006 (AFP) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki held responsible the United States for the continuing stalemate over his country's tense border with arch-rival Ethiopia.
US renews call for downgrading UN mission on Eritrea-Ethiopia border
May 22, 2006 (AFP)- US Ambassador John Bolton on Monday renewed his call for downsizing to an observer mission the UN peacekeeping force monitoring the disputed Ethiopian-Eritrean border.
UN mulls troops cutting to push Eritrea, Ethiopia for peace
Sudan Tribune, May 22, 2006 (UNITED NATIONS)— The United States on Monday proposed cutting troops from the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia as a way to pressure the rivals into settling their border at last, diplomats said.
Eritrea, Ethiopia trade blame for failure of border talks
AFP, 19 May 2006 Arch-rival Horn of Africa neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea blamed each other on Friday for the failure of talks aimed at ending the deadlock over their tense border that many fear could spark a new war.
UN to halve Eritrea-Ethiopia force after border talks fail
AFP ASMARA 19/05/2006 The United Nations plans to halve its peacekeeping force on the tense border between Ethiopia and Eritrea after talks this week failed to break a deadlock between the arch-foes, diplomats have said. The move to reduce the number of troops in the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) from 3,000 to 1,500 comes after the two east African countries refused to back down at two days of discussions in London, they said.
No progress - Ethiopia-Eritrea put the blame on the other
eitb, 19/05/2006 An official in Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the next meeting would be on June 15. Talks between Ethiopia and Eritrea on resuming the demarcation of their common border ended without any progress, with each side putting the blame on the other on Thursday.
Slight progress over Horn border
BBC, 18 May 2006 Talks between Ethiopia and Eritrea held over their disputed border appear to have achieved a small breakthrough. At Wednesday's talks in London, Ethiopia has dropped its precondition that further talks be held before demarcation can go ahead.
Horn foes meet for border talks
BBC, 17 May 2006 The governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea are being represented at talks in London over their disputed border. The United States has been heavily involved in trying to end the deadlock over the issue, and is joined at the talks by United Nations officials.
Eritrea, Ethiopia trade charges ahead of London border talks
Nicolas Germain, AFP, May 16, 2006 Archrival Horn of Africa neighbors Eritrea and Ethiopia on Tuesday traded accusations over their contested border on Tuesday, clouding hopes for a breakthrough at talks this week in London.
A Diplomatic Salvo from Eritrea to Ethiopia
Embassy, May 10th, 2006 NEWS STORY By Brian Adeba
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: Second round of border talks postponed
ADDIS ABABA, 28 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - A second round of talks to resolve the standoff over the demarcation of the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea has been postponed, according to United Nations and diplomatic sources.