Somalia’s cabinet said on Tuesday that a pact its breakaway region of Somaliland had signed with Ethiopia allowing it to use the Red Sea port of Berbera was null and void, adding that it endangered the region’s stability. Somalia also recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia for deliberations over the Somaliland port agreement. “Ethiopia’s step … endangers the stability and peace of the region,” Somalia’s cabinet said in a statement after an emergency meeting. Somalia says Somaliland is part of its territory. Last week the Somali National News Agency said Somalia and Somaliland had agreed to restart talks to resolve their disputes, following mediation efforts led by Djibouti.

Source: Ethiopian News January 02, 2024 16:35 UTC