"I am an African, and these are two African countries which have shed a lot of blood in the war that ended in 2000."

"Therefore I will be the happiest man on earth if the decision is announced and we go forward to help them demarcate t…"

"The decision is the start of a new chapter for Ethiopia and Eritrea and to tell you the truth, in advance of the anno…"

"It is a decision that is the whole raison d’etre for the peace process."

"The peace process is supposed to culminate in the normalisation of the boundary between Eritrea and Ethiopia and the …"

"That's why the decision is very important."

"What it means for UNMEE is that the two parties have succeeded in resolving their dispute, that is if there is no pro…"

"It would mean that UNMEE has been able to help the two parties solve their border problem, at least so far as delimit…"

"He also said UNMEE would maintain a strong presence for many months to come while the physical demarcation of the bor…"

".Our mandate only terminates with the planting of the last pillar on the border."