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Ethiopian troop re-deployment complete

    NAIROBI

    The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) public information office said on Friday that it had been informed by the Ethiopian government that redeployment of Ethiopian troops was completed on 22 February. UNMEE began verifying this information on Monday. According to the agreement reached by both parties in Nairobi on 6 February, Eritrean troops will withdraw from their positions by 3 March. UNMEE will monitor a 25 km-wide Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) established when both sides have withdrawn completely.

    UNMEE added that the establishment of the TSZ was a critical first step in allowing both governments to arrange for the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs), reestablishing local economies and facilitatingaid agencies in reaching the needy.

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