ETHIOPIA/ERITREA - International tribunal finds Eritrea responsible for war against Ethiopia

The Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission finds Eritrea responsible for the 1998-2000 war against Ethiopia exposing it as the aggressor.

According to a statement the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent to the official ENA, in its awards made public on Monday, 19 December 2005, the commission decided that Eritrea was liable for starting the two-year war with Ethiopia.

Full report 21 Dec 2005 (ENA/ST)