What did Xasan Sheekh and Abiy Ahmed discuss?

The President of the government, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, today held a meeting in Antalya, Turkey with Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed, as they both participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).

The two leaders focused their meeting on the relationship between the two countries and regional security, as stated in a statement from Villa Somalia.

“The two leaders focused their meeting on the bilateral relationship between the two countries and regional security, agreeing on the importance of continuing efforts to strengthen cooperation for peace, development, and stability in the region,” the statement said.

The meeting between the two officials comes at a time when the relationship between the two sides has not been good recently, following an agreement among the leaders of Somalia, Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan on several issues related to the Red Sea and the Nile River.

There are Ethiopian troops stationed in parts of Somalia, which are part of the African Union peacekeeping mission, who have not announced their withdrawal.

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