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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Ethiopia and Somalia after agreeing to reach a consensus following a series of discussions mediated by Türkiye, to end their dispute.
Erdoğan spoke in a joint news conference with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud following discussions with both leaders in the capital Ankara on Wednesday.
He announced that Somalia and Ethiopia agreed on a joint declaration and that a process has been launched for a fresh start between the two countries.
Ties between Ethiopia and Somalia have worsened since Ethiopia struck a deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland on Jan. 1 to use its Red Sea port of Berbera. Türkiye has been working to end tensions between the two Horn of Africa countries. Ethiopia lost its Red Sea ports in the early 1990s after the Eritrean War of Independence, which lasted from 1961 to 1991. In 1991, Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia, leading to the establishment of two separate nations. The separation resulted in Ethiopia losing direct access to the Red Sea and key ports. Ethiopia has since been landlocked, affecting its ability to conduct efficient maritime trade.
Ethiopia made an accord in January with Somaliland that unilaterally broke away from Somalia. Ethiopia gained access to the sea but recognized the territory’s independence, setting off a new crisis with its neighbor. The two countries, which have fought two wars in the past century, agreed in March to resolve their quarrel.
