Senior officials’ meeting of the Ethio-Somalia JMC kicks off in Mogadishu

Addis Ababa, September 5, 2023 (FBC) – The senior officials’ meeting of the first Ethio-Somalia Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) kicked off earlier today in Mogadishu, Somalia.

In his opening remarks, the Director General of African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ambassador Fisseha Shawl said, the two countries will consolidate the work of the first JMC and expressed that this platform will serve as a mechanism to further institutionalize the bilateral relations at all levels and explore new areas of cooperation.

Ambassador Fisseha also reiterated the fact that the relation between the two countries is a brotherly relation forged by blood.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, Hamza Adan Haadow, on his part, stated that the bilateral ties have withstood the test of time and called for further strengthening cooperation in political, economic, and social sectors, as per MFA Ethiopia.