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Emergency Summit on Situation Between Ethiopia & Somalia to Be Convened by IGAD, Djibouti FM Says

© Photo Twitter / @IGAD_SpokesIGAD Quartet meeting in Addis Abeba
IGAD Quartet meeting in Addis Abeba - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 14.01.2024
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A pact signed between Ethiopia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland in early January, giving Ethiopia with access to the sea, caused discontent with Somalia, which called the deal an act of "aggression" and a violation of its sovereignty.
An emergency summit on the situation between Ethiopia and Somalia will be convened by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Djibouti Foreign Ministry said.
After Ethiopia and unrecognized Somaliland signed a memorandum to secure Addis Ababa's access to the Red Sea, IGAD on January 3 "expressed deep concern regarding" the situation in the East Africa and "recognised the potential implications for regional stability."
In this Sunday, April 1, 2018 photo, containers are loaded onto a cargo ship at the Port of Berbera, run by DP World, which is majority-owned by the Dubai government in the UAE, in Berbera, Somaliland, Somalia. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 08.01.2024
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On January 8, Ethiopia and Somaliland held negotiations regarding the development of military cooperation, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) said.
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