Eritrea/Ethiopia: Security council extends UNMEE mandate by six months

The UN Security Council has approved the extension of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) for another six months, but outlined the need for the mission to be scaled down. The Security Council is concerned about the lack of progress between the two countries to resolve the dispute on the demarcation of the Ethiopean/Eritrean border. Despite the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement in 12 December 2000, the two countries continue to dispute over the border demarcation.