El-Sisi’s feedback come amid dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia over the latter’s take care of Somaliland.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has mentioned Cairo stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia and has slammed Ethiopia’s settlement with Somaliland to acquire entry to the ocean and set up a marine pressure base.
“Egypt will not allow anyone to threaten Somalia or affect its security,” el-Sisi mentioned, talking at a information convention with visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
“Do not try Egypt, or try to threaten its brothers especially if they ask it to intervene,” he mentioned.
Somaliland, a area strategically positioned by the Gulf of Aden, broke away from Somalia in 1991 because the nation collapsed right into a civil battle. The area has maintained its personal authorities regardless of a scarcity of worldwide recognition.
On January 1, in a memorandum, Ethiopia mentioned it will contemplate recognising Somaliland’s independence in return for the port entry. It would lease 20km (12 miles) of coastland across the port of Berbera, on the Gulf of Aden, for 50 years for army and business functions.
Ethiopia’s present fundamental port for maritime exports is within the neighbouring nation of Djibouti.
Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia, rejected the deal as a violation of worldwide legislation and mentioned: “We will not stand idly by and watch our sovereignty being compromised.”
He arrived in Egypt over the weekend to rally assist for his authorities. Besides assembly President el-Sisi, he met with Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Al-Azhar Mosque’s Grand Imam, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb.
“My message to Ethiopia is that … trying to seize a piece of land to control it is something no one will agree to,” el-Sisi mentioned, noting cooperation on improvement was a greater technique.
On Sunday, Ethiopia rejected criticism from Egypt over the deal, saying it was merely a business settlement geared toward securing entry to the ocean and never an try and annex land.
“It isn’t annexation or assumption of sovereignty over the territory of any state,” Redwan Hussien, nationwide safety adviser to the prime minister of Ethiopia, mentioned in a publish on X.
Ethiopia’s dedication for peace and safety in Somalia has been demonstrated by means of the blood and sweat of its treasured little kids. Ethiopia & Somalia should not simply neighbors who share a border however they’re fraternal nations sharing a typical language, tradition & folks.
— Redwan Hussien (@RedwanHussien) January 21, 2024
Relations between Egypt and Ethiopia have been tense for years over a serious dam Ethiopia has constructed on the Blue Nile.
For over a decade — together with Sudan — the international locations have been attempting to achieve a negotiated settlement on the filling and operation of the $4bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
The newest spherical of talks final month ended with no deal and Cairo and Addis Ababa traded blame for the failure.
Negotiators have mentioned key questions stay about how a lot water Ethiopia will launch downstream if a multiyear drought happens, and the way the international locations will resolve any future disputes.
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