Abiye and Edogan who spoke on the phone before the meeting between Somalia and Ethiopia
Aug 11 (Jowhar.com) – As published on the website of the Turkish presidency on the X site, formerly known as Twitter, the telephone line between the president of Turkey, Rajeev Dayib Ordogan and the prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, according to the presidency discussed issues such as the conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia.
The Turkish government said that President Erdogan spoke with Abiy about Turkey’s commitment to ending the crisis between Somalia and Ethiopia.
“President Ordogan knows that the steps that Ethiopia should take are the ones that can remove the concerns that Somalia has about its unity, independence, and territorial integrity, and that will facilitate the plan,” said the news issued by the Turkish presidency last night. last night.
The week that will start tomorrow is expected to start in Turkey with a meeting that will bring together delegates from Somalia and Ethiopia, who will discuss how to resolve the conflict between the two governments, as announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Turkey, Hakan Fidan.
“The conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia will end when Ethiopia has access to the sea, and when Ethiopia recognizes the territorial unity and political independence of Somalia,” said Hakan Fidan in a press conference held in Istanbul on Friday.
These talks have come ahead of the time that was originally set for next September. That time was cut after the two sides held face-to-face talks in Istanbul, Turkey, in July.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Hakan Fidan, visited Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa at the beginning of August, where he met with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, discussing the crisis between Somalia and Ethiopia.
The Turkish government said that the visit was part of the mediation that the Turkish government was conducting between the countries of Somalia and Ethiopia, after the conflict that arose between the two countries that led to the reconciliation agreement signed between Ethiopia and Somaliland at the beginning of this year.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Turkey discussed with him issues such as the conflict between Somalia and the situation in the region before the minister went to Egypt and discussed Somalia issues.
Some Somali parliamentarians who spoke at the conference which is expected to open tomorrow in Turkey said that Somalia still insists on the decisions it has already taken in the agreement.
MP Abdirahman Abdishakur posted a message on his Facebook page and said, “The government of Somalia must insist… That Ethiopia withdraws clearly and unambiguously from the illegal agreement it signed with Somaliland, making it clear that Somaliland is part of Somalia”.
