The Institute of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia hosted the 2nd Red Sea Dialogue in Addis Ababa, the theme of which was the need for Regional Cooperation in the Red Sea.
The chief executive of the Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Institute, Jafar Bedru, who spoke to the media, emphasized the importance of Ethiopia to the Red Sea region, and said that Ethiopia will never give up its will to the Red Sea.
“Ethiopia and the Red Sea have historical ties. Ethiopia has always been in a historical struggle on the Red Sea, and it is a matter that depends on its existence. Our neighboring countries are determined to remove our ambitions from the Red Sea,” said Jafar Bedru.
Jafar Bedru continued to accuse what he called Ethiopia’s historical enemies, of conspiring to exclude Ethiopia from the talks on the Red Sea.
However, Ethiopia wants to implement the agreement it signed with the Somaliland administration on the first of January this year, which is about Ethiopia getting part of the Red Sea.
The Somali government strongly opposed Ethiopia’s desire for the Red Sea, describing the agreement as a violation of the independence and sovereignty of the Republic of Somalia.