ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday welcomed the lifting of sanctions imposed on Eritrea.
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution lifting the sanctions imposed on the Horn of African nation since December 2009.
"Yesterday's decision is a further step towards the consolidation of the recent positive developments in the Horn of Africa, marked by an improvement of bilateral relations between the countries of the region, as well as by a renewed determination to promote good neighborliness and foster regional cooperation," the Chairperson of the AU Commission said in a statement.
"These developments are a major contribution to the African Union drive towards silencing the guns by 2020 and advancing continental integration in the context of Agenda 2063 flagship projects," he said.
Mahamat encouraged the regional leaders to sustain the momentum, by taking all steps required to address any outstanding issue in their relations and deepening their cooperation in the pursuit of the shared objective of peace and prosperity.
He further expressed AU's readiness to assist this process in any way deemed appropriate, according to the statement of the pan-African bloc.
