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MOSCOW: Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that the country refused to negotiate with Ethiopia until it recognized Somalia as an independent and sovereign state.
The statement came amid negotiations between Somalia and Ethiopia, the second round of which took place on Monday and Tuesday in Ankara at the initiative of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reported that the third round of negotiations to reconcile Ethiopia and Somalia would be held in Ankara on September 17.
“We will not negotiate with Ethiopia on any issue until it recognizes our full sovereignty,” Sheikh Mohamud said during a press conference on Saturday, as quoted by the SONNA news agency. (Sputnik)
