The prime Minister of Ethiopia due to visit Asmara, Eritrea

The prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed is expected to visit Asmara, the capital of Eritrea on Sunday, Eritrean officials confirm.

According to sources in Asmara, preparations to welcome PM Abiy Ahmed and his delegation to Eritrean soil  are going on in most of the major cities of Eritrea, the flags of both Ethiopia and Eritrea are seen along the main streets of the towns.

“Asmara, Massawa & Keren are instructed to make extensive preparations to welcome Ethiopia‘s PM Abiye Ahmed who is expected to visit Eritrea on Sunday. Government institutions informed their employees to come out to the streets of Asmara at 7:30am local time to welcome the PM” a statement by Eritrean government on social media reads.

Before some days, The Associated Press reported that the leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia will have meeting, but did not specify the exact time of their meeting.

According to AP the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea will meet “soon” amid a surprising diplomatic thaw between the rival nations, Ethiopia’s top diplomat said Thursday, as an end to one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts appeared to move closer.


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