21.   Jean-Francois Sangsue, a ICRC official, told AFP in Asmara that he had arrived the Eritrean capital from Addis Ababa to oversee the prisoner transfer.

22.   Jean-Francois Sangsue, an ICRC official, told AFP in Asmara that he had arrived in the Eritrean capital from Addis Ababa to oversee the prisoner transfer.

23.   Other accords signed or under negotiation cover air services, prisoner transfer, bilateral investment and mutual legal assistance.

24.   Still, Castro made it clear last week in a meeting with two visiting US senators that he would not oppose the prisoner transfer to the base.