Ethiopian intelligence chief Redwan Hussien met with his Somali counterpart Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Ethiopian intelligence chief Redwan Hussien met with his Somali counterpart Abdullahi Mohamed Ali on December 24 to strengthen security cooperation and reaffirm commitments made in the Ankara Declaration, a deal reached earlier this month through Turkey’s mediation.
Hussien announced the meeting in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on Monday, emphasizing unity against those who would undermine progress.
“We both pledged to proceed and keep detractors from close and far who are determined to derailment at bay as a follow-up to the Ankara Declaration,” Hussein stated.
Ali Omar, the minister of state for foreign affairs and international cooperation, headed a Somali delegation that arrived at the same time as the summit with the goal of reaffirming the Ankara Declaration’s pledges.
The Ankara Declaration, mediated by Turkey and signed on December 12, was a watershed in the recently tense relations between the neighbors of the Horn of Africa.
Discord was rekindled in January when Ethiopia agreed to use the Red Sea port of Berbera with Somaliland, a breakaway Somali province. In settling the conflict, Türkiye was a crucial mediator.
