Agreement between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of Djibouti (concerning peaceful settlement of the border dispute)

• Country/entity

  Djibouti
  Eritrea
  
• Region

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

  Agreement between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of Djibouti (concerning peaceful settlement of the border dispute)
• Date

  6 Jun 2010
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Interstate/interstate conflict ( Ethiopia's Territorial Conflicts (1990 - ) )
• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process
• Conflict nature

  Territory
• Peace process

  Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute peace process
• Parties

  Republic of Djibouti, (Signed) Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti; State of Eritrea, (Signed) Isaias Afwerki, President of the State of Eritrea
• Third parties

  Mediator and witness, State of Qatar, (Signed) Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar
• Description

  This agreement empowers the State of Qatar to act as a mediator to help the parties reach a binding resolution of the border dispute.

• Agreement document

  DJ ER_100607_AgreementEritreaDjibouti.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

A/64/806 S/2010/291

Enclosure

Agreement between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of Djibouti

The Government of the State of Eritrea and the Government of the Republic of Djibouti, hereinafter referred to as “the parties”,

Having considered the request from the President of the Republic of Djibouti for His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar to intervene in order to resolve the dispute between the Republic of Djibouti and the State of Eritrea,

On the basis of the firm ties between those two countries and the State of Qatar,

Both parties wishing to charge the State of Qatar to exert efforts as a mediator, with a view to finding a peaceful solution to the border dispute between them,

Both parties being deeply appreciative of the State of Qatar’s willingness to assume that role,

Have agreed to delegate to the mediator, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, full powers to issue a document that includes the legal and technical measures and mechanisms that he considers appropriate for a final and mutually binding resolution of that border dispute.

The parties have also agreed to accept the working document that will be announced by the State of Qatar and the subsequent resolution.

Republic of Djibouti (Signed) Ismail Omar Guelleh President of the Republic of Djibouti

State of Eritrea (Signed) Isaias Afwerki President of the State of Eritrea

Mediator and witness

State of Qatar (Signed) Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Emir of the State of Qatar

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Executive Document of the Agreement

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim fin Jabor AI-Than the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar announced that based on the authorization of H.E. President Isaias Afewerqi, President of the State of Eritrea, and H. E. President Ismael Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti to His Highness Sheikh bin Khalifa AI-Thani to resolve the boundary difference between them,

Noting by the State of Qatar the withdrawal of the State of Eritrea from the boundary areas subject of the difference, provided that will not constitute recognition of any rights until the final settlement of the difference in accordance with the Agreement, and the verification it carried out,

Implementing the instructions of His Highness the Emir, The following Executive Document of the Agreement has been issued:

Article (l ).

A Committee shall be established under the Chairmanship of Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al-Thani, with one representative from each of the Parties to resolve the boundary difference in accordance with the authorization given by the Two Parties to the State of Mediation.

The Committee shall nominate and appoint with the agreement of the Parties one of the world companies to carry out the demarcation of the frontiers between the two countries, in accordance with the principles and rules known internationally on frontiers demarcation and in a manner conforming to the agreements and the international rules on delimitation of borders binding upon their respective countries.

The Chairman of the Committee may establish committees and have resort to any person he deems appropriate, whether from politicians, technicians, professionals or lawyers, to complete the tasks of the Committee.

Article (2).

The Committee shall aim at putting to an end the frontiers difference between the Parties and the demarcation of the frontiers between their respective countries in a manner which would serve the relations of good neighbourliness.

Article (3).

Each Party shall provide the State of Qatar with a list containing the number and names of POW’s detained by it, if any, and also a list containing the number and names of missing persons.

The exchange of POW’s between the two countries shall be made, and each Party shall investigate the fate of missing persons.

All this shall be done under the supervision of the State of Qatar.

Article (4).

Each Party shall provide the State of Qatar with all the information, documents, and instruments which would facilitate the work in order to present them to the world company entrusted with the demarcation of the fronries.

Article(5).

The world company agreed upon to demarcate the frontiers shall present the outcome of its work to the Committee referred to in Article(1) of this Document.

and the decision of the Committee shall be final and I binding upon the Parties.

Article (6).

The State of Qatar, in its capacity as Mediator in resolving the dispute between the two Parties, shall supervise the monitoring of the borders until such time as the final decision of the Committee referred to in Article (1) of this Document on the settlement of the dispute is announced.

Article(7).

The State of Qatar shall deposit this Agreement and the Executive Document of the.

Agreement on the settlement of the boundary difference with the United Nations, the League of Arab States and the African Union.