VOL. XXXIX

No. 33

13-May-1996

YEMEN

YemenAnd Eritrea Agree To Arbitration In Red Sea IslandsDispute

Yemen and Eritrea have announced their agreement to thesettlement of their dispute over the sovereignty of the islands that lie in Bab al-Mandib at the mouth of the Red Seathrough arbitration by a panel composed of five international judges. The two countries also agreed "not to resortto force" during the arbitration proceedings which, whencompleted will be countersigned byrepresentatives ofFrance,...