Leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea meet in Abu Dhabi Presidential Palace - in pictures

Abiy Ahmed and Isaias Afwerki received a warm welcome when the former rivals met in UAE's capital on Tuesday

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - July 24, 2018: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (C), presents a Zayed Medal to HE Dr Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (L) and HE Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (R), during a reception at the Presidential Palace.

( Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi )
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed presents the Order of Zayed to Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed, left, and Isaias Afwerki during a reception at the Presidential Palace. All photos Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

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Jul 24, 2018

Years of conflict seemed to be at an end when Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, welcomed the leaders of two formerly warring states at the Presidential Palace.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki were honoured with the Order of Zayed when the meeting happened on Tuesday.

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