መንግሥት በዚያው ወር፣ በ1996ቱ ሕዝበ ውሳኔ በተስማሙበት መሠረት ድንበሮቹን አሠምራለሁ ብሎ አሳወቀ።
During the same month, the Ethiopian government announced that the two regions have agreed to rearrange their boundaries per the outcome of the 2004 referendum.