MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is about to embark on a diplomatic go to to Somalia and Ethiopia early subsequent 12 months, following his profitable mediation of a “historic” settlement that resolved the year-long diplomatic standoff between the 2 Horn of Africa nations.
“I’ll go to Ethiopia and Somalia within the first two months of the New 12 months,” Erdogan stated in a press release on X.
The 2 international locations have agreed to provoke technical discussions on securing different industrial maritime entry for landlocked Ethiopia, distinct from Addis Ababa’s earlier pursuit of a naval outpost alongside the Pink Sea.
The dispute ignited early final 12 months when the self-declared area of Somaliland, which has been unrecognized by Mogadishu since its 1991 declaration of independence, inked an settlement granting Ethiopia entry to a coastal strip alongside the Pink Sea for the development of a naval base, a choice that sparked fierce opposition from the Somali authorities.
Turkey, which stays dedicated to substantial investments in each Somalia and Ethiopia, has efficiently mediated an finish to the dispute after two earlier rounds of talks it facilitated faltered, with Ankara now consolidating a dominant geopolitical place within the Horn of Africa—an affect unmatched by different Center Japanese powers vying for affect within the area.
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