Background Hanish Islands conflict





on 22 november 1995, yemen s foreign minister adb al-karim al-iryani met in san 3 eritrean officials discuss problem. iryani, heading yemeni delegation, attended meeting in eritrea on 7 december. there, both sides agreed resolve dispute on maritime borders through negotiations, scheduled february 1996. if negotiations failed, both sides agreed take case icj @ hague.




greater hanish (or hanish al-kabir) 1 of 3 main islands in archipelago, , until 1995, inhabited handful of yemeni fishermen. in 1995, german company, under yemeni auspices, began building hotel , scuba diving centre on island. yemenis sent force of 200 men guard construction site. eritrean officials thought construction work on greater hanish attempt establish facts on ground before negotiations scheduled february started. prompted concern on yemeni construction project on hanish al-kabir, eritrea s foreign minister petros solomon delivered, on 11 november 1995, ultimatum giving san 1 month withdraw yemeni military forces , civilians hanish al-kabir .








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