Exactly one month to the day after the leaders of the two nations came to an agreement to put an end to a savage, year-long conflict, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Ethiopia’s capital on Saturday.
According to Ahmed’s post on X, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Mohamud a high-level reception and the two leaders had talks focused on strengthening ties and resolving shared concerns.
This visit builds on the recent agreement reached in Ankara. Villa Somalia, the Somali Presidency, said in a statement that “This renewed cooperation underscores a new era of collaboration between Somalia and Ethiopia.” The conflict began in January 2024 when Ethiopia and Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, agreed to share the port of Berbera in the Red Sea. Since then, Turkey has made an effort to ease tensions between the two nations. Last December, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted negotiations that led to the Ankara Declaration, which Somali and Ethiopian leaders attended.

Through full diplomatic representation in their respective capitals, they committed to re-establishing and strengthening their bilateral ties. The two leaders also underlined the importance of close cooperation on issues of shared interest between their diplomatic missions in regional and multilateral fora.
The presidents reiterated that close collaboration between the two nations, founded on mutual respect, trust, and confidence, is essential to the region’s stability. In order to promote mutual understanding and advancement, they decided to cooperate in further coordinating efforts to enhance regional relations. The necessity of maintaining and enhancing security cooperation between the two nations was another topic of discussion. The leaders decided to direct their respective security agencies to strengthen collaboration in advancing peace and stability in the region, highlighting the grave and changing threat presented by extremist militant organisations in the area. The presidents emphasised the significance of stepping up trade, investment, and economic cooperation between the two nations. In order to promote trade and mutual prosperity through increased economic cooperation, they decided to extend infrastructure links.
Lastly, they reaffirmed their dedication to the Ankara Declaration and the camaraderie and unity that underpin it. They also decided to speed up the technical talks that the Declaration called for.