Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted separate meetings in Ankara yesterday with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, aiming to mediate between the two over the breakaway Somaliland region. The meetings culminated in a joint news conference where an agreement to revive peace talks was announced. “In one sense, this is an ending because it brings an end to our dispute,” Mohamud was quoted as saying. Erdogan added that, “We have taken the first step toward a new beginning based on peace, cooperation between Somalia, Ethiopia.” Relations between the two East African countries deteriorated after Ethiopia signed an agreement with Somaliland on 1 January to use the Red Sea port of Berbera, heightening tensions. Turkiye, […]
