East Africa Bloc Hails Lifting Of Sanctions On Eritrea

East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Friday welcomed the decision by the UN Security Council (UNSC) to lift the arms embargo and targeted sanctions imposed on Eritrea nine years ago.

NAIROBI, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Nov, 2018 ) :East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Friday welcomed the decision by the UN Security Council (UNSC) to lift the arms embargo and targeted sanctions imposed on Eritrea nine years ago.

IGAD executive secretary Mahboub Maalim also lauded regional leaders in general, and Eritrea in particular for all the efforts that helped UNSC to lift the sanctions.

Maalim said the historic normalization of the relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea is going to have a very positive ramification in the region in terms of cooperation and also towards peace, security and stability.

"The cooperation agreement between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia and the initiatives to finalize the pending issues between Eritrea and Djibouti are the key achievements marking genuine political commitment for regional integration," he said in a statement issued in Nairobi.

Maalim expressed the bloc's commitment to implement its member states' decisions to further strengthen the implementation of jointly agreed policies, strategies and programs.