Diplomacy
Chinese Envoys Meet Eritrea’s Isaias and Ethiopia’s Gedion
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AI SUMMARY
Chinese diplomatic envoys held separate meetings with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos to discuss bilateral relations and regional security in the Horn of Africa.
- Chinese special envoys met separately with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Asmara and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos in Addis Ababa on Thursday.
- Hu Changchun, China's Special Envoy for Horn of Africa Affairs, met with Isaias Afwerki at the Denden Guest House in Asmara.
- Hu reiterated Beijing's position on respecting Eritrea's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Liu Xianfa, China's Special Envoy for African Affairs, met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos in Addis Ababa.
- Gedion briefed the Chinese envoy on developments in the Horn of Africa during their meeting.
- Liu reaffirmed China's commitment to playing a constructive role in promoting peace and security across Africa.
- The diplomatic visits follow China's November 3 announcement to dispatch senior representatives to the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region to ease tensions.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that Liu would visit Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Egypt, while Hu was scheduled to travel to Eritrea.
- The engagements take place amid heightened regional tensions, including strained Ethiopia-Eritrea relations, fighting in northern Ethiopia, and disputes over Red Sea access.
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