Somalia, Ethiopia discuss regional security

By Addis Getachew</p> <p> </p> <p>ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – The Ethiopian premier met with Somalia’s president on Tuesday to discuss regional security in the country’s capital of Addis Ababa.</p> <p> </p> <p>&quot;The two sides have dwelt at length on bettering relations between Somalia and Kenya,&quot; a local broadcaster FANA reported on the meeting between Abiy Ahmed and Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed.</p> <p> </p> <p>A recent dispute between Somalia and Kenya on an offshore oil-rich area in the Indian Ocean was likely to have been a major talking point during the meeting.</p> <p> </p> <p>Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta had last week paid a two-day visit to Ethiopia.</p> <p> </p> <p>Addis Ababa had underlined that its diplomatic efforts were conducted under efforts spearheaded by the Ethiopian prime minister to achieve economic integration on the continent.</p> <p> </p> <p>In 2014, Somalia and Kenya took the issue to the UN International Court of Justice, and have since been awaiting a ruling on.</p> <p> </p> <p>Last month, Kenya accused Somalia of offering to sell four offshore oil blocks located in the disputed area, which Somalia has denied.</p> <p> </p> <p>Meanwhile, FANA said President Abdullahi Mohammed and Abiy Ahmed also discussed ways of strengthening relations between Somalia and the self-styled Somaliland which has lacked international recognition since it broke away in 1991.</p> <p> </p> <p>Following independence in 1960, former British protectorate Somaliland had been part of Italian Somalia in the South in 1961.

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