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Ruling in favour of Ethiopia, government says

The Ethiopian government on Saturday said the independent Boundary Commission on border delimitation with Eritrea had ruled in favour of Ethiopia. "The Ethio-Eritrea Boundary Commission gave on Saturday its final and binding crucial decision in favour of Ethiopia’s incontrovertible evidence as presented to The Hague international tribunal," a government statement said, according to the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). The statement said the commission "has decided that Badme, Zalambessa, Ayiga, Erobe, Alitena, Bada and others [are] to be part of the Ethiopian sovereign territory". "The ruling of the Boundary Commission is fair and appropriate," the statement added.

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