"We are still there. The two parties are failing to arrive to a solution in spite of what we are doing . . . There is lack of goodwill to work toward a resolution."

The newly-elected AU chairman, Jean Ping, expressed his dissatisfaction with both Eritrea and Ethiopia's conduct over border tensions as Issayas Afewroki's government has been refusing to let United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE) forces temporarily relocate their base to Ethiopia.