Mogadishu-KNN-Eritrean delegation led by foreign minister Osman Saleh has on Monday arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of Somalia’s northern breakaway region, Somaliland. The delegation was welcomed by Somaliland Vice president Abdi rahman Seyli’i.
The delegation was also including Eritrean President’s senior aid Yemane Gebreab. The sides will hold talks about their relations, according o Abdi rahman Sey’li’i.
It is the first time in more than two decades that a top-level delegation from Asmara visits Somaliland since it declared independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991 after the country plunged into civil war.
“The objective of this first-ever Eritrean Government delegation visit to Hargeisa is to begin engagement with Somaliland and to buttress the quest for the promotion of regional peace,” said Eritrea’s Information Minister, Yemane Meskel.
Meskel added that the delegation will have numerous meetings with a wide range of actors during the three-day working visit aimed at parceling the ongoing concerted efforts to enhance regional peace.
“We discussed issues about the bilateral relations, regional economic integration, security and the political dynamics in the Horn of Africa.
Agreed to share a common history and brotherly bond,” said Muse Bihi, Somaliland president.
In July 2018, Eritrea and Somalia leaders signed a historic peace deal in Asmara to restore their countries’ diplomatic relations after 15 years of animosity.
