Addis Ababa, 30 September 2014 (WIC) – State Minister Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos met with Mohammed Hashid Abdi, Minister of Civil Aviation and Air Transport of Somaliland on Tuesday (September 30).
Discussions covered the mutual relations between Ethiopia and Somaliland, as well as aviation links, peace and security, and trade and business.
Also on the agenda were Ethiopian Airlines cooperation with Somaliland, working together to alleviate terrorism and development cooperation in the Berbera corridor as well as encouraging people-to-people and government-to-government relations.
Ambassador Berhane noted that Ethiopia was committed to broaden its relationships over peace, security, development and tourism.
He congratulated Somaliland on the progress it was achieving and said Ethiopia was committed to broaden cooperation over air transport, tourism and related sectors.
He also suggested cooperation in the Berbera corridor could be strengthened.
Hashid said Somaliland appreciated Ethiopia’s role in peace and stability and development in the region. He stressed the importance of Ethiopia’s support to Somaliland and hoped that diplomatic and other relations between Somaliland and Ethiopia could be strengthened.
He added that Ethiopia’s cooperation in poverty alleviation and in fighting Al- Shabaab was of significant importance. (MoFA)