Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met at a summit on 8-9 July 2018 in Asmara, the first such meeting between Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders since the end of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in 2000.[1] The two leaders signed a joint statement formally ending the Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict, restored diplomatic relations, and agreed to open their borders to each other.[2][3]