Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to Visit Ethiopia for High-Level Talks
Ankara, The Gulf Observer: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is scheduled to visit Ethiopia on August 3, 2024, to engage in discussions with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has announced.
The visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and address regional issues, including the reconciliation process with Somalia. This follows last month’s meeting in Ankara, where Fidan hosted his Ethiopian and Somali counterparts. The three leaders issued a joint statement after “candid, cordial and forward-looking” talks aimed at resolving their differences.
In the July meeting, Somali and Ethiopian ministers discussed approaches to addressing their disputes “within a mutually acceptable framework” and agreed to another round of talks in Ankara on September 2. Diplomatic ties between Türkiye and Ethiopia, crucial to Türkiye’s Africa Partnership Policy, date back to 1896.
The Turkish Embassy in Addis Ababa was established in 1926, and Ethiopia’s Embassy in Ankara opened in 1933. Although the Ethiopian Embassy in Ankara was closed in 1984 due to a regime change, it reopened in 2006.
Relations between Türkiye and Ethiopia have deepened through regular contact and reciprocal visits, grounded in a positive and friendly context.
