Eritrea President lands in Ethiopia for state visit

Visit comes less than a week after the two nations declared an end to a two-decade conflict

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Addis Ababa: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday on a historic visit to cement peace less than a week after the two nations declared an end to a two-decade conflict, an AFP reporter said.

Afwerki was greeted by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmad as a brass band played before inspecting a guard of honour on the start of the three-day visit.

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