Presidents Ismaïl Omar Guelleh of Djibouti and Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea shook hands in Jeddah, after an invitation from the Saudi leadership to hold a meeting in the Kingdom JEDDAH: Leaders of Eritrea and Djibouti met in Saudi Arabia on Monday for historic talks a decade after a border conflict strained ties. Presidents Ismaïl Omar Guelleh of Djibouti and Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea shook hands in Jeddah, after an invitation from the Saudi leadership to hold a meeting in the Kingdom. Dr. Essam bin Saad bin Said, minister of state and member of the Saudi Council of Ministers, and the Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir attended the meeting. Both presidents expressed gratitude for King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for facilitating the meeting, which opens a new chapter for relations between the neighbors.