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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Eritrean officials refused to grant U.N. peacekeepers permission to cross from Eritrea into Ethiopia, prompting them to regroup in the capital instead, U.N. officials said Tuesday.
The developments came despite sharp criticism Friday from the U.N. Security Council, which condemned Eritrea's "lack of cooperation" with the peacekeepers monitoring the disputed border by obstructing their move into Ethiopia.
Because of Eritrea's continuing refusal, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission patrolling the Eritrea-Ethiopia border decided to "regroup" at Asmara, Eritrea, the U.N.'s Department of Peacekeeping Operations said.
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