Erdoğan delays UAE visit, due in Ethiopia for talksANKARAPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has postponed his planned Feb. 16 visit to the United Arab Emirates and is expected to travel to Ethiopia on Feb. 17 for a one-day visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and signing new cooperation agreements. Erdoğan will hold talks in Addis Ababa at the invitation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The Turkish leader’s visit to the UAE was postponed due to health problems experienced by President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The second stage of the Gaza peace deal led by the United States, Türkiye, Qatar and Egypt was among the top issues to be discussed during the UAE visit. The Turkish business community foresaw that Erdoğan and Zahyan would take new decisions to advance bilateral economic relations through trade and investments.

Source: Ethiopian News February 16, 2026 06:41 UTC