Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed Receives Somaliland President

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received at his office today the President of the Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi and his delegation.

The two parties discussed and agreed on a number of key points including strengthening their people to people relations; ensuring the wellbeing of Ethiopians in Somaliland and working in unison on matters of peace and security.

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Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi acknowledged the strides being made by Prime Minister Abiy towards regional integration and accepted the Prime Minister’s call to further strengthen the close working relationship between the Somaliland Administration and Federal Government of Somalia.

Relatedly, agreements have been made to undertake one-to-one and bilateral discussions in the future. In concluding their discussions, the two parties also discussed on ports utilization and other economic ties.

“I met the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiye Ahmed, at his office in Addis Ababa during my official visit to Ethiopia. We discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral relationship and trade collaboration of the two countries.President Muse Bihi Abdi said in a Twitter post late on Wednesday.

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Somaliland President leaves for Ethiopia after invitation from the Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed,On early Wednesday.

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