The governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea agreed to further strengthen the ongoing peace process and economic cooperation, according to a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister released on Friday in Addis Ababa.

According to the communication, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki held a meeting in Asmara, Eritrea's capital, where they declared the respective governments' will to work to develop rapidly all their ties.

Both politicians agreed that they should strengthen their last year's achievements and prioritize peace, based on compliance with the five points established in the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship signed in July 2018.

Ahmed arrived in Asmara, Eritrea's capital, on Thursday where he was received by the president of that nation, who also accompanied him during a visit to several development projects and the construction work of the Nefasit-Decamhare highway, the official text says.

The Ethiopian leader concludes on Friday his working visit to the country located in Northeast Africa, where he was accompanied by Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and other officials from several cabinets.

In July 2018, Ahmed and Afwerki formally completed the dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea, latent after a war started in 1998 and ended in 2000 with an estimated 80,000 deaths.

Two months later, they signed the peace agreement that allowed normalizing their relationships, during a ceremony held in Jeddah, city of Saudi Arabia, in the presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and King of that country Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.