to reject Somalia Any mediation unless you withdraw Ethiopia From its agreement with what is known as a region Somalilandwhich is granted Addis Ababa Arriving at the port on The Red Sea In exchange for its recognition of the territory as an independent state, at a time when it is scheduled to discuss “IGAD“That crisis is today, Thursday, in Uganda.

The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs said – in a statement published on its electronic accounts – “There is no room for mediation unless Ethiopia withdraws from the illegal memorandum of understanding and reaffirms Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

The Somali position comes the day after a meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Commission to discuss the crisis called on the two countries to “exercise restraint, reduce escalation, and engage in a useful dialogue with the aim of reaching a peaceful settlement of the issue,” in light of the escalation of tension in the Horn of Africa region after Ethiopia signed a memorandum with Somaliland in The first of January of this year.

While the Somali government affirms that it will confront this agreement by all legal means and denounces what it describes as “aggression” and “a blatant violation of its sovereignty,” the Eastern Government Development Authority holds Africa IGAD held an extraordinary meeting today in Uganda to discuss tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia, in addition to the conflict in… Sudan.

The signing of the agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland came about 6 years after an initial agreement between the two parties that was later canceled after it sparked condemnations from Somalia regarding allowing potential maritime access to the Red Sea by Ethiopia.

Last October, the Ethiopian Prime Minister said Abiy Ahmed His country's presence is “connected to the Red Sea,” adding that “if we (the Horn of Africa countries) intend to live together in peace, we have to find a way to mutually engage with each other in a balanced way.”

The United States had previously stressed the necessity of respecting Somalia's sovereignty after the agreement it signed with the separatist Somaliland region to use the port of Berbera on the southern coast of the Gulf. Aden.

Western newspapers were also interested in the agreement under which the Somaliland region would be granted an outlet on the Red Sea for Ethiopia, which angered the state of Somalia, which rejected the independence of the region, which it considered part of its territory, amid fears of a new conflict in the Horn of Africa.