Somalia, Ethiopia agree on joint declaration: Turkey's Erdogan

12 December 2024 - 09:30
By Ezgi Erkoyun and Huseyin Hayatsever
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan poses with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11 2024.
Image: Murat Kula/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan poses with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11 2024.

Somalia and Ethiopia, the two Horn of Africa neighbours at odds over the breakaway Somaliland region, have agreed on a joint declaration to resolve their dispute, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said late on Thursday.

Speaking in a joint press conference in Ankara, Erdogan thanked Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for their “historic reconciliation.”

Reuters