Eritrea–Russia relations

Eritrea and Russia relations are diplomatic relations between the State of Eritrea and the Russian Federation. Russia has an embassy in Asmara and Eritrea has its own in Moscow.[1]

Eritrea–Russia relations
Map indicating locations of Eritrea and Russia

Eritrea
Russia
Russian embassy in Asmara

History

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on May 24 , 1993. In July 2000 and February 2003, humanitarian aid was delivered to Eritrea by aircraft of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

The Russian Embassy in Asmara has been operating since June 1994, the Eritrean Embassy in Moscow opened two years later in June 1996.

In 2018 Russia and Eritrea announced their intentions to build a logistics center in an unnamed Eritrean port city.

Russian invasion of Ukraine and intensification of relations

Along with Belarus, Syria, and North Korea, Eritrea was one of only four countries not including Russia to vote against a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.[2] However, Eritrea abstained from voting on the UN resolution pertaining to the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which was held in response to the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine.[3] In 2023, Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki voiced support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

In January 2023, the foreign minister of Russia and senior advisors traveled to Eritrea meeting with President Afwerki, the Eritrean foreign minister and other senior officials. Afwerki visited Russia on an official state visit in spring of 2023, the first in the history of Russia-Eritrea relations. Both Eritrean and Russian leaders held talks.[5][6] Afwerki returned to Russia later that summer, attending the 2023 Russia–Africa Summit in Saint Petersburg.[7]

References
  1. "Russian Embassy in Asmara, Eritrea". embassypages.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. Granitz, Peter (2 March 2022). "The U.N. approves a resolution demanding that Russia end the invasion of Ukraine". NPR. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. "Territorial integrity of Ukraine : defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations (Voting Data)". digitallibrary.un.org. 12 October 2022.
  4. Vines, Alex; Amare, Tighisti (2 August 2023). "Russia-Africa summit fails to deliver concrete results". chathamhouse.org. Chatham House. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. "Russia In Talks With Eritrea To Set Up 'Logistics Center' On Red Sea Coast". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. "Russia-Eritrea Relations Grow with Planned Logistics Center". VOA. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. "President of Eritrea arrives in St. Petersburg for participation in Russia-Africa Summit". TASS. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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