Eritrea–Yemen relations refers to the current and historical relationship between

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

and

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

. The states fought briefly over the Hanish Islands in the

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in 1995. In 2004, Eritrean President

Isaias Afewerki Isaias Afwerki (, ; born 2 February 1946) is an Eritrean politician and leader who has been the president of Eritrea since 1993 and the chairman of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) since 1994. Isaias joined the pro-independen ...

was invited to and visited Yemen for a two-day working visit. He was accompanied by a number of government ministers and high-ranking military personnel, including foreign minister Ali Said Abdella.President Isaias Afewerki Visits Yemen
Embassy of the State of Eritrea in South Africa, 11 December 2004

Hanish Islands conflict

The Hanish Islands conflict was a dispute between the two countries over the island of Greater Hanish in the

, one of the largest in the Zukur-Hanish archipelago, which was disputed between Yemen and Eritrea. Fighting took place over three days from 15 December to 17 December 1995. It was an Eritrean military victory by the second day, and the Eritreans held the islands until 1998. In 1998, the

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determined that most of the archipelago belonged to Yemen.

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* Dzurek, Daniel J. (1996)
Eritrea-Yemen Dispute Over the Hanish Islands

Boundary and Security Bulletin

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Bilateral relations of Yemen

Hanish Islands conflict

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