Ruling Handed Down in Eritrea Border Dispute
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Although both sides declared victory in a ruling on their border dispute, jubilation in Ethiopia and a muted mood in Eritrea hinted that the most prized turf may have gone to Ethiopia.
The ruling by neutral experts, published on a U.N. Web site, gives Eritrea large territorial awards in the border’s western sector but hands Ethiopia symbolically important, high-profile towns.
The award to Ethiopia of Badme village, where the 1998-2000 war started, may be a political triumph for Addis Ababa. But once the highly technical ruling is studied, it may be found to have handed Eritrea more land, diplomats said.
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