Ethiopia signs agreement to use Somaliland’s Red Sea port
Al JazeeraThe deal will pave the way for the landlocked country to use the port of Berbera. Landlocked Ethiopia has signed an initial agreement with Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland to use its Red Sea port of Berbera, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office says. Abiy’s office described the deal as “historic”, adding that it “shall pave the way to realise the aspiration of Ethiopia to secure access to the sea and diversify its access to seaport”. Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli and the President of Somaliland Muse Bihe Abdi have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding in Addis Ababa.#PMOEthiopia pic.twitter.com/6lPlCoepGr — Office of the Prime Minister – Ethiopia January 1, 2024 The deal comes months after Abiy said the country should assert its right to access the Red Sea, rousing regional concerns. The agreement paves the way to allow Ethiopia to have commercial marine operations in the region by giving it access to a leased military base on the Red Sea, Abiy’s national security adviser, Redwan Hussien, said Somaliland would also receive a stake in state-owned Ethiopian Airlines, Hussien said, without providing details.
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