MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Eritrea has expressed deep concern over Somalia’s latest settlement with Ethiopia in Turkey, prompting President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to undertake his thirteenth go to to Asmara in lower than three years, aiming to mollify President Isaias Afwerki, Garowe On-line reported on Thursday.
Mohamud’s go to on Wednesday adopted a BBC Somali report, which cited an Eritrean diplomat warning that Asmara would sever ties with Somalia if it proceeds with granting Ethiopia a naval outpost alongside the Pink Sea. The official, recognized as Abdulkadir Idris, advisor to Eritrea’s International Minister on Somalia and Africa, criticized the Somalia-Ethiopia accord as “rushed and ambiguous.” learn extra
Whereas the Somali president’s workplace has but to reveal specifics of Mohamud’s go to, it underscores the frequency of his journeys to Asmara—roughly each three months since his re-election in Might 2022. This regularity highlights the importance of Somalia’s ties with Eritrea and the urgency spurred by Asmara’s issues over Somalia’s latest alignment with Ethiopia.
Along with Eritrea’s unease, Egypt additionally raised issues following the December 13 settlement, prompting Somali International Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi to go to Cairo this week. Fiqi sought to reassure Egyptian officers that Ethiopia would solely be granted a business outlet to Somalia’s Pink Sea, with no navy entry.
This growth follows an October tripartite settlement between Egypt, Somalia, and Eritrea aimed toward safeguarding Somalia’s waters within the occasion of an Ethiopian invasion. Nevertheless, each Asmara and Cairo have been reportedly blindsided by Somalia’s sudden shift in aligning with Ethiopia—a transfer, in response to the Eritrean diplomat, that was fully unanticipated.
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