No face-to-face meeting as Somalia, Ethiopia hold indirect talks in Turkiye

Delegations from Ethiopia and Somalia will continue indirect talks on Tuesday under Turkiye’s mediation in efforts to resolve a dispute between the two countries over Addis Ababa’s deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland, Anadolu reports.

According to the report, the delegations started indirect talks on Monday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, as part of a series of continuing talks between the countries, said Turkish diplomatic sources.

The parties, both present at the Turkish Foreign Ministry, are not meeting face-to-face, the sources said, highlighting that Turkish officials are conducting “shuttle diplomacy” under the coordination of Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan.

Separate meetings are being held with each side to seek reconciliation within a common framework as part of a “long process”, the sources added.

Earlier Monday, Fidan separately met with his Ethiopian counterpart, Taye Atske Selassie, and Somali counterpart, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi.

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