JEDDAH: Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a peace deal on Sunday at a ceremony in Jeddah overseen by King Salman. The agreement officially ends more than 20 years of war between the two countries. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopias Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed the agreement after arriving in Jeddah on Saturday. King Salman honored the two leaders with the Order of King Abdulaziz. The signing ceremony was attended by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. The meeting was a number of Eritrean and Ethiopian officials. Earlier King Salman received the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, in his office at the Peace Palace in Jeddah on Sunday. During the meeting, they reviewed developments in the international arena and various efforts aimed at achieving world peace and stability. The meeting was attended by several Saudi officials, including Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubair, and the Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the UN Abdullah Al-Maalami.