Djibouti is seeking the assistance of the United Nations (U.N.) to resolve a border dispute with neighbouring Eritrea. The tiny Horn of Africa nation’s ambassador to the U.N.
Mohamed Siad Doualeh in a letter to the Security Council said they wanted help with international mediation with Eritrea.
Portions of the letter said Djibouti needs U.N. intervention read excerpt
“with the aim of facilitating an agreement between them upon a mutually acceptable means of peaceful dispute settlement,”
emphasized that an international settlement or arbitration that is legally binding.
Eritrean forces continue to occupy Djiboutian territory, prisoners of war remain unaccounted for, threats of force continue to emanate from the Eritrean side and the risk of violent confrontation is once again high.
The disputed land in question is the Doumeira mountain and Doumeira island which Djibouti claims is being illegally occupied by Eritrea.
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