Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has expressed his gratitude to Turkey for its help in opposition to Ethiopia’s involvement in a controversial port cope with the breakaway area of Somaliland.
In a cellphone name with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday, Mohamud thanked the Turkish folks and authorities for standing by Somalia’s facet and defending its independence and unity.
The 2 leaders additionally mentioned the significance of peace and stability within the Horn of Africa, and praised Turkey’s position within the reconstruction and improvement of Somalia.
Somalia has rejected a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that Ethiopia and Somaliland signed on Monday, granting Ethiopia entry to the Pink Sea port of Berbera and a navy base in trade for recognition of Somaliland’s independence.
Somalia considers Somaliland as a part of its territory and has appealed to the worldwide neighborhood to oppose the deal, which it sees as a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Turkey, which has been a detailed companion of Somalia since 2011, has expressed its help for Somalia’s place and has facilitated talks between the Federal Authorities of Somalia and Somaliland Administration since 2013.
Turkey has additionally been concerned in varied humanitarian and improvement initiatives in Somalia, equivalent to operating the Mogadishu Worldwide Airport and the Mogadishu Sea Port, offering scholarships to Somali college students, and constructing the most important Turkish embassy advanced on this planet in Mogadishu.
