Yemen - Eritrea arbitration over Great Henish Island begins
Yemen-Eritrea, Politics, 1/26/1998

Oral arguments between Yemen and Eritrea will begin Monday in the British capital concerning Henish Island, which was occupied by Eritrea on December 15, 1995.

Yemeni Foreign Minister Dr. Abd El-Karim El-Iryani left Sanaa for London in order to lead his country's delegation before an international arbitration committee the states agreed to from in 1996 to settle the dispute between Yemen and Eritrea concerning the island and also to specify marine borders between the countries.

Iryani was accompanied by Minister of Justice Ismail El-Wazir, Minister of Legal Affairs Abdallah Ghanem, members of the deputies council administration and a number of advisors in legal affairs.

Diplomatic sources told ArabicNews.com that Yemen is ready for the case to be heard and will present documents and maps gathered in several spots that confirm Yemeni ownership of the Island.

In an interview with "Sawt al Arab" radio, the undersecretary of the Yemeni Foreign Ministry, Ghableb Ali Gamil, expressed his optimism toward the judgment to be issued by the international arbitration committee.

He also said Eritrean - Yemeni relations will return to normal as soon the arbitration ends, and the two sides accept the international committee's judgment.

Finally, he denied any secret communications with Eritrea to solve the island issue.

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