Getahun Tsegaye
Staff Reporter
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The mid-term review meeting of the first Ethiopia–Somalia Joint Ministerial Commission officially began this morning at the Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia announced today.
In his introductory remarks, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director General for African Affairs, Ambassador Zerihun Abebe, emphasized the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. Expanding cooperation into new areas like trade, education, health, labor and skills, and civil aviation would be the main topic of discussion, he said.
Somalia’s Director General for East African Community Affairs, Mohamed Issac Ibrahim, stated that the ongoing dialogue will prioritize strengthening connections between people, alongside addressing security, development, and broader cooperation goals.
It is also said that the discussions are expected to address bilateral, regional, and multilateral issues of common concern to both countries, while also exploring ways to expand areas of cooperation to ensure mutual benefit.
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On July 11, just a mere 7 days ago, we saw a story with a blinding headline that goes ‘Ethiopia-Somalia Deal Falters , Somalia Reportedly Renews Alliance with Egypt and Eritrea’. First of all the alliance Somalia has with Egypt and Eritrea was never officially discontinued. We also should never deny the hard truth that Somalia is an internationally recognized sovereign nation and it can form an alliance with any country it wishes. This mid-term review proves the fact that the headline on July 11. 2025 was a total fabrication, chicken-scratched by a lost soul day dreamer, possibly lounging in Piccola Roma or Al-Qahirah.
Our peace mongering and harmonious Somali brothers and sisters in their majority in Somalia know very well that they are the largest kin and kit to Ethiopian Somalis. No other country neighboring Ethiopia can claim that. About 6 million Ethiopian Somalis have close to 18 million cousins just across Beg Bered and Caabudwaaq. Both groups of Somalis are determined to live in peace where they are now with the current internationally recognized arrangements. It just happens to be that their cousins in Ethiopia along with more than 130 million peace mongering and harmonious neighbors need a breathing room at a sea outlet.