Agreement reached between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of the Sudan

• Country/entity

  Eritrea
  Sudan
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Agreement reached between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of the Sudan
• Date

  1 May 1999
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Interstate/intrastate conflict(s) ( Eritrean Border Conflicts (1998 - 2018) )
• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process
• Conflict nature

  Territory
• Peace process

  Eritrea-Sudan peace process
• Parties

  Issaias Afewerki, President of the State of Eritrea; Omar Hassan Al-Basheer, President of the Republic of the Sudan
• Third parties

  Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar
• Description

  A short agreement in which the two governments set out six provisions they agree to which include restorating diplomatic relations, respecting international laws and customs and political choices, and resolving the remaining differences between countries through peaceful means. It also establishes a joint committee to examine issues, especially security, and to implement agreement

• Agreement document

  SD_990501_Agmt between Eritrea and Sudan.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Annex

Agreement

As part of the good offices being made by the State of Qatar to reach a solution for the existing differences between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of the Sudan, and in keeping with the traditional ties and historical relations between the two neighbouring peoples;

and

In response to the mediation by the State of Qatar aiming to establish security and stability in both countries and in the Horn of Africa, and in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries in Doha on 10 November 1998,

A summit meeting was held in Doha on Sunday, 2 May 1999, between Issaias Afewerki, President of the State of Eritrea, Omar Hassan Al-Basheer, President of the Republic of the Sudan, and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.

Whereas they agreed to the following:

1. Restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries.

2. Respecting international laws and customs regulating peaceful co-existence and good-neighbourly relations among countries and peoples.

3. Respecting the political choices of both countries and peoples, and refraining from adopting a policy of exporting ideologies and seeking to impose them.

4. Refraining from hosting or organizing regional or international conferences that aim to adopt policies or coordinate tasks posing a threat to the security and stability of neighbouring countries.

5. Working to resolve the remaining differences between the two countries through peaceful means.

6. Establishing joint committees between the two countries to examine the remaining issues, especially those related to security, and implement what has been agreed upon in this Agreement.

Signed at Doha on 16/1/1420 H.Corresponding to 2/5/1999 G.

President of the State of Eritrea President of the Republic of the Sudan (Signed) Issaias AFEWERKI (Signed) Omar Hassan AL-BASHEER

Emir of the State of Qatar(Signed) Hamad bin Khalifa AL-THANI

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