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Ruling on maritime boundary with Yemen

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    An arbitration tribunal on Friday delineated the maritime boundary between Eritrea and Yemen. The ruling said the international boundary "shall be a single all-purpose boundary which is a median line...between opposite coastlines". Eritrean Health Minister Saleh Meki welcomed the move. He told the ERINA news agency that "despite the awarding of the [Hanish] islands to Yemen, the maritime boundary shall exist based on our traditional coastlines". He added that the court had also confirmed the right of Eritrean fisherman to fish in the waters around the once-disputed islands. "We are indeed pleased by the manner in which this case has been resolved," he stressed.

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