Second round of talks between Ethiopia and Somalia, aiming to ease disagreements between the two countries over a port deal that Ethiopia signed with Somaliland earlier this year, is set to take place today in Ankara.
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The meeting which was initially scheduled for September was announced last week following the visit to Addis Abeba by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and subsequent conversations with officials from the Somalia side. The Office of the Ethiopian Prime Minister reported,"PM Abiy expressed appreciation for President Erdogan's support in facilitating a resolution to the misunderstanding between Ethiopia and Somalia." It added,"He emphasized the importance of providing Ethiopia, a nation of 120 million people, with access to the sea in a mutually agreeable manner."
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