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Russia to enforce arms embargo

    NAIROBI

    Moscow has said it will enforce a UN embargo on arms sales to Ethiopia and Eritrea, according to an AFP dispatch on Thursday quoting a statement by the Russian presidency. In an effort to end the border war between the two African nations, the UN Security Council on 17 May voted to ban all weapons sales to Ethiopia and Eritrea for one year. The two countries signed a ceasefire on 18 June in Algiers.

    It also quoted the daily, ‘Izvestia’ as saying “Russia was dragging its feet with the decree” to enforce the UN embargo, only signing it three months late. The newspaper added that “the Russian Defence Ministry has made no secret that the arms embargo hit Russia’s pocket” as “arms deliveries to Ethiopia bring millions of dollars” to Moscow.

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