The president of Somalia's Puntland State government Dr. Abdirahman Mohammed Farole has held meeting with Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Seyoum Mesfin in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
The meeting which was held in Hotel Sharaton, where Puntland delegation is staying, was focused on relation between the two governments and the general security situation in Somalia.
According to press release from the Puntland Presidency, The meeting ended in good note with both parties reaffirming support.
In their in Addis Ababa, Puntland delegation led by President ‘Farole’ held consultative meetings with various senior Ethiopian officials and a brief discussion with Somali government officials, who are currently in Ethiopia.
Meanwhile, Somalia’s transition federal President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed also met with Ethiopian FM Seyoum Mesfin.
“I have discussed with Ethiopian leaders on how they can help Somalia retain law and order,� he briefly told reporters.
On his part, Ethiopian Foreign Affairs minister Seyoum Mesfin said Addis Ababa is ready to help in anyway the fragile UN-backed government defeat the opposition groups.
“We are ready to assist the TFG in its war against the armed opposition,� he said.
Ethiopia, which in 2006 deployed its troops into Somalia to crush Islamic Courts Union that then headed by Sharif, is now a strong supporter of fragile government in Mogadishu.
