Guterres: Somalia and Ethiopia should resolve their differences through dialogue

A few weeks ago, the Ethiopian government signed an agreement with the authorities of the region known as “Somaliland”, which wants to separate from Somalia, according to which a 20-kilometer passage in Somaliland will be allowed in exchange for the recognition of this region. create in order to gain access to the waters of the Red Sea and establish a military base there. The President of Somalia signed the law canceling the Ethiopian-Somaliland agreement and called this agreement a clear violation of the national sovereignty and territorial unity of Somalia.

The tribes of 5 states in the north of Somalia declared independence in 1991 and called the region under their rule Somaliland (Somali land), but no country in the world has recognized Somaliland, and only one autonomous region of Somalia is recognized internationally.

UN Secretary General António Guterres asked Somalia and Ethiopia to resolve their differences regarding the Addis Ababa agreement through dialogue. “Somali Land”.

He participated in a press conference held on the sidelines of the “Group of 77 plus China” summit in the capital of Uganda. said: The UN always emphasizes the national sovereignty and territorial unity of countries including Somalia.

according to the newspaper New Somalia, following the signing of the agreement between the government of Addis Ababa and the authorities of Somaliland, the tension between Somalia and Ethiopia increased so much that the government of Mogadishu called Ethiopia an enemy of Somalia and announced that it will fight with Ethiopia if the said agreement is implemented. /p>

Somalia took diplomatic measures in order to maintain its national sovereignty at the level of regional and international organizations and from the State Organization for the Development of East Africa “IGAD” wanted to handle the disputes between this country and Ethiopia. The heads of this organization held their meeting in Ronda last week, but Ethiopia did not participate in this meeting.

Peace and Security Council In the same week, the African Union examined the conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia and called it a threat to the peace and security of the Horn of Africa. This council assigned the former president of Nigeria to mediate between these two countries to end these disputes peacefully.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia announced last Thursday by publishing a statement: Before Ethiopia withdraws from its agreement with the authorities of Somaliland, no mediation is acceptable.

Despite the fact that the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union, IGAD, the Arab League, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, along with many countries in the world, have demanded to respect the national sovereignty and territorial unity of Somalia, the Ethiopian government still insists His agreement with Somaliland authorities is about to be implemented.

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