Demarcation of the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary directions ( The Demarcation Directions )

Demarcation actions

Demarcation Directions

The demarcation

Demarcation instructions

Objective of the Demarcation

Organization of the Demarcation

The demarcation team shall fix Points 24 and 25 in accordance with Paragraph 14 D of the Demarcation Directions.

Moreover, Ethiopia's request for dialogue in connection with the implementation of the demarcation is consistent with the international demarcation practice.

Shortly thereafter, the Commission issued to the parties its Demarcation Directions, in order to proceed to the physical demarcation of the boundary.

The demarcation team shall fix the position of Points 15 and 16 in accordance with Paragraph 14 D of the Demarcation Directions.

There has, accordingly, been no further demarcation activity.

There has, accordingly, been no further demarcation activity.

There has, accordingly, been no further demarcation activity.

(c) Physical demarcation of a common land boundary

The sooner demarcation is completed, the better for everyone.

To attempt a demarcation would stir up unnecessary difficulty.

The Department will use satellite imagery to prepare boundary demarcation maps in the ongoing Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission and the Cameroon Nigeria preliminary boundary demarcation.

The Commission also referred to technical demarcation issues between Points 17 and 18, which it said would be addressed in future instructions to the demarcation team.

The most demanding challenge is the land border demarcation negotiations.

We note with concern that land border demarcation is incomplete.

Demarcation instructions relating to these areas will be issued later.

Demarcation Instructions of 21 March 2003 and 22 August 2003

(g) To approve territorial demarcation as proposed by the Executive

We applaud the progress made so far on the demarcation and settlement of other parts of the Nigeria Cameroon border, and call on both sides to finalize demarcation.

Ethiopia is not prepared to allow demarcation to continue in the manner laid down in the Demarcation Directions and in accordance with the timeline set by the Commission.

That all checkpoints and lines of demarcation shall be withdrawn, and that the institution of such checkpoints and lines of demarcation shall be considered as a felonious act

However, outstanding issues, such as the demarcation of the land border, remain.

During the summer and autumn of 2002, preparations for the demarcation continued.

The Commission's surveyors were never able to act on this Demarcation Instruction.

The Commission issues the following first set of technical instructions regarding demarcation

The Commission issues the following second set of technical instructions regarding demarcation

The demarcation team shall then submit that draft boundary to Ethiopia for comment.

The demarcation team shall now fix the position of Points 6 and 9.

According to the Boundary Commission, Ethiopia is not prepared to allow demarcation to continue in the manner laid down in the demarcation directions and in accordance with the timeline set by the Commission.

premature would be unproductive and could have an adverse impact on the demarcation process.

This contemplated the conclusion of the demarcation of the whole border by July 2004.

The Constitution incorporates significant provisions calling for the demarcation and protection of indigenous lands.

At that stage, neither Party suggested that the Commission had, or should have, a power to vary the boundary in the course of demarcation or that there was any need for more than limited technical discussion between them before the demarcation could begin and be carried to a conclusion. Direction 14A of the Demarcation Directions specifically stated

Discussions then would no longer concern the establishment of a Palestinian State but land demarcation.

The three leaders further agreed that the border demarcation process would start on 20 August.

Regarding progress on the demarcation exercise, a pilot field assessment was undertaken in March 2005.

A tripartite summit was held in May 2005 to review progress in the demarcation process.

Another important work that has to be accomplished is the demarcation of the boundary lines.

Demarcation Directions of 8 July 2002, as revised November 2002 and March and July 2003