The African Union on Thursday urged Ethiopia and Somalia to implement "without delay" an agreement aimed at ending tensions between the neighbours over Ethiopia's access to the sea, calling the deal an "important act".
ADDIS ABABA - The African Union on Thursday urged Ethiopia and Somalia to implement"without delay" an agreement aimed at ending tensions between the neighbours over Ethiopia's access to the sea, calling the deal an"important act".
Somalia branded the deal a violation of its sovereignty, setting international alarm bells ringing over the risk of renewed conflict in the volatile region. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had flown into Ankara for the talks following two previous rounds that made little progress.
They agreed to work closely together on commercial arrangements and bilateral agreements that would ensure Ethiopia's"reliable, safe and sustainable access" to the sea"under the sovereign authority of the Federal Republic of Somalia". Blinken said the agreement reaffirms"each country's sovereignty, unity, independence, and territorial integrity".
Ethiopian authorities did not immediately respond to AFP's requests for comment about the future of the agreement with Somaliland.
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