[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 50 (Monday, December 18, 2000)]
[Page 3068]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Signing of the Ethiopia-Eritrea Final Peace Agreement

December 12, 2000

    I congratulate the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea for the final 
peace agreement signed today in Algiers. My relief and happiness on this 
occasion mirrors the sadness I felt when I witnessed two allies and 
friends embroiled in a tragic conflict. I look forward to resuming our 
strong cooperation with Ethiopia and Eritrea across the spectrum of 
bilateral issues.