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Ethiopia, #Somalia begin technical talks on #Ankara Declaration in Türkiye
Ethiopia and Somalia have launched technical negotiations on implementing the Ankara Declaration, with the first round of discussions taking place in Ankara, #Türkiye. Somalia’s Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Daud Aweis, wrote on X on 17 February that he had arrived in Ankara to join Somalia’s delegation for the talks, which aim to “explore ways to implement the Ankara Declaration.” He added that Somalia remains committed to “fostering peace, strengthening cooperation, and building diplomatic relations” based on mutual understanding.
The negotiations follow a meeting between Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedion Timotheos, and Türkiye’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Burhanettin Duran, on 6 February. Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the two sides “exchanged views on the technical aspects” of the agreement, adding that Gedion “expressed Ethiopia’s commitment to the full implementation” of the deal and thanked Türkiye for facilitating the tripartite agreement.
