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US gives funds for border demarcation

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    NAIROBI

    The US says it has donated funds towards the demarcation of the newly-announced border between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

    A State Department press release, issued on Tuesday, said the border ruling - announced on Saturday by the independent Boundary Commission in The Hague - was a "major achievement" for the peace process.

    "By accepting the decision, Eritrean President Isayas and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles have taken another courageous step to forge a comprehensive and lasting peace between the two countries," it said.

    "The United States remains committed to facilitate the peace process to its conclusion. To this end, we have donated funds to a United Nations Trust Fund established to help defray the cost of the delimitation and demarcation of the border, and we intend to make an additional contribution shortly."

    "We encourage other countries to donate to this Fund and to take other steps to facilitate the peace process, so that the border can be demarcated rapidly," the statement said.

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