Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Eritrea takes advantage over Ethiopia in war damages rulling

August 24, 2009 -- After the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission awarded Ethiopia USD 174 million and Eritrea USD 161.4 million in damages over the 1998-2000 border war on Monday, Ethiopia said it shall further study the details of the final award and measures that could be taken to ensure what is owed to Ethiopia by Eritrea is settled. The largest part of the award to Eritrea was USD 46 million for expellees’ losses of property on account of Ethiopia’s "wrongful actions". Similarly, Ethiopia was awarded USD 45 million for human suffering and lost income associated with internal displacement of persons. Following eight years' hearings, the final award of the Commission says Eritrea has to pay Ethiopia over USD 10 million. Ethiopia complained with the amount, and Eritrea said it would respect the ruling..... read more

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