Eritrea: Asmara rejects talks on border dispute

The Eritrean government has rejected a proposal by the United Nations Security Council to hold talks with an independent commission to resolve its ongoing border dispute with Ethiopia. "The final and binding decision of the Boundary Commission marks the legal conclusion of the Eritrea-Ethiopia issue once and for all," said a statement issued by the Eritrean foreign ministry on Monday. Eritrea was referring to the original ruling of the commission, which was handed down in April 2002, according to Alertnet.