Eritrea–Russia relations

Eritrea and Russia relations are diplomatic relations between the State of Eritrea and the Russian Federation. Russia has an embassy in Asmara and Eritrea has its own in Moscow.[1]

Eritrea–Russia relations
Map indicating locations of Eritrea and Russia

Eritrea
Russia
Russian embassy in Asmara

In 2018 Russia and Eritrea announced their intentions to build a logistics center in an unnamed Eritrean port city. In January 2023, the foreign minister of Russia and senior advisors traveled to Eritrea meeting with the president of Eritrea, Eritrean foreign minister and other senior officials.[2][3]

History

Along with Belarus, Syria, and North Korea, Eritrea was one of only four countries not including Russia to vote against a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.[4] However, Eritrea abstained from voting on the UN resolution pertaining to the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which was held in response to the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine.[5]

References
  1. "Russian Embassy in Asmara, Eritrea". embassypages.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. "Russia In Talks With Eritrea To Set Up 'Logistics Center' On Red Sea Coast". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. "Russia-Eritrea Relations Grow with Planned Logistics Center". VOA. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. Granitz, Peter (2 March 2022). "The U.N. approves a resolution demanding that Russia end the invasion of Ukraine". NPR. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. "Territorial integrity of Ukraine : defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations (Voting Data)". digitallibrary.un.org. 12 October 2022.
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