What did the 2018 joint statement by Isaias Afwerki and Abiy Ahmed declare?

On July 9, 2018, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed issued a historic joint statement declaring that the 20-year state of war between their two countries had come to an end.123

This declaration followed a series of diplomatic efforts initiated by Abiy Ahmed, who had pledged to accept the 2000 peace agreement and the 2002 border demarcation ruling. As a result of the agreement, the two leaders consented to resume diplomatic and trade relations, reopen their borders, and reestablish communication and transportation ties.132