Somalia, Ethiopia don agree to take end dia wahala, Turkish leader talk

Türkiye’s President Erdogan don announce di breakthrough afta talks between di Ethiopian and Somali leaders for Ankara.

Somalia and Ethiopia don agree to joint di declaration to take resolve dia plenty wahala over di break-away of Somaliland region and land-locked Ethiopia’s push for sea access, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan don announce.

As him dey speak for joint news conference for Ankara, Erdogan for Wednesday come thank Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for dia “historic reconciliation.”

Hailing di agreement, Erdogan talk say him hope say di deal go be “di first step towards new beginning based on peace and cooperation between Somalia and Ethiopia”.

“And e go eventually ensure say Ethiopia di most populous land-locked country for di world go gain sea access.”

“I believe with di meeting wey we get today, especially with Ethiopia’s demands to access di sea, my brother Sheikh Mohamud go give di necessary support for accessing di sea,” di Turkish leader talk.

“Dis joint declaration go dey focus on di future, no be di past, and e go record di principles wey these two friendly countries, wey dey very important to us, go build from now on,” Erdogan talk later for post on social media.

Di two neighboring countries for di Horn of Africa don see tensions escalate since Ethiopia strike deal for January with Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland to lease stretch of its coastline for Ethiopian port and military base in exchange for diplomatic recognition, although Addis Ababa never confirm dis.

Di move don prompt fierce diplomatic and military row with Somalia, wey brand di deal violation of dia sovereignty.

Setting international alarm bells ringing over di risk of renewed conflict as di dispute draw in Ethiopia’s longstanding rival Egypt and Eritrea.

Somaliland secede from Somalia more than 30 years ago but dem no recognize am by di African Union or di United Nations as independent state.

Somalia still consider Somaliland part of its territory.

Over di past years, Somaliland don build stable political environment, contrasting sharply with di Somalia’s ongoing struggles with insecurity amid deadly attacks by al-Shabab rebels.

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy and Somali President Mohamud don arrive for Ankara earlier for Wednesday for di talks, wey be di latest following di two earlier meetings wey bin make little progress.

According to di text of di agreement wey Türkiye release, di parties agree “to leave differences of opinion and contentious issues, and resolutely move forward in cooperation towards common prosperity”.

Both of dem don agree to work togeda for di commercial arrangements and something wey dey involve of di two sides, parties, or countries agreements wey go ensure Ethiopia’s “reliable, safe and sustainable access” to di sea “under di sovereign authority of di Federal Republic of Somalia”.

Dem go now initiate technical talks no later than di end of February, wey dem go complete “within four months”, and continuing differences go dey dealt with ” through dialogue” and where necessary with di support of Turkiye.

As him dey speak alongside Erdogan, him remarks come dey translated into Turkish, Ethiopia’s Abiy talk: “We don address di misunderstandings wey don occur over di past year.”

“Ethiopia’s desire na for peaceful venture and secure access to di sea and e go benefit our neighbors, e be venture wey must dey seen in di spirit of cooperation, no be suspicion,” e talk.

Di Somali leader, wey him make him remarks also dey translated, talk say di agreement don “put stop dia differences” and him talk say him nation dey “ready to work with di Ethiopian leadership and di Ethiopian pipo”.

“Turkiye don dey mediate between di two countries since July, leading di discussions wey dey direct goal dia differences.”

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