The Chief of the National Defense Forces of Somalia, Major General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhiyidin has received a high-military delegation from Djibouti today.
They have reportedly discussed strengthening military cooperation between the two countries.
The diplomatic tension between Ethiopia and Somalia has intensified since PM Abiy Ahmed signed a memorandum of understanding with the president of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi on the 1st of January 2024 in Addis Ababa.
Ankara and Mogadishu signed an oil and gas cooperation deal in March and a compressive maritime and defense agreement in February which aims to form the Turkish Armed Forces as a partner in Somalia’s maritime zone for the coming ten years and enable Turkey to receive 30 percent of revenue from Somalia’s exclusive economic zone.
