African Union praises Ethiopia-Somalia deal on sea access, brokered by Turkey, as a vital step for regional peace and cooperation.
The African Union calls for urgent implementation of an Ethiopia-Somalia agreement that ends disputes over Ethiopia's coastal access and ensures regional stability.
The two countries have been at loggerheads since landlocked Ethiopia struck a deal in January with Somalia’s breakaway region Somaliland to lease a stretch of coastline for a port and military base. Following hours of Turkish-brokered talks, Ankara announced late Wednesday that an “historic” agreement had been reached between Somalia and Ethiopia.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he believed the agreement would help Ethiopia gain its long-desired access to the sea. Technical talks are set for next year.
East Africa’s regional bloc IGAD also welcomed the agreement as an “important step”.According to the text of the accord published by Turkey, the parties agreed “to put aside differences of opinion and contentious issues, and to move resolutely forward in cooperation towards common prosperity”. Blinken said the agreement reaffirms “each country’s sovereignty, unity, independence, and territorial integrity”.
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