Ambassador Dina Mufti ( Photo : ENA)borkenaEthiopia on Sunday congratulated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his reelection ( after five years of an interval) as the president of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The statement said, “The Ministry, on behalf of the Government and people of Ethiopia, looks forward to working with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his administration in the spirit of the longstanding and friendly relationship between Ethiopia and Somalia.”Dina Mufti, the spokesperson, said that Ethiopia admires the peaceful election and peaceful transfer of power that Somalia undertook, as reported by Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). Ethiopia has paid in life for Somalia’s peace and will stand with the new government for the country’s peace, he added. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is said to have had a strong relationship with Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) when the latter were dominating power and politics in Ethiopia before 2018. TPLF leaders have celebrated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s reelection.

Source: Ethiopian News May 17, 2022 02:45 UTC