Somaliland Defence Minister,Abdiqani Ateye has criticised Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi for not consulting the council of ministers on the port deal with Ethiopia, saying they heard about it from the media.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) reportedly gives landlocked Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in exchange for it recognising Somaliland as an independent state.
Somalia has termed the deal an act of “aggression” and recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa with reports that Ethiopia’s ambassador to Somalia has also returned to Addis Ababa amid a diplomatic row between the two countries.
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