The Republic of Turkey and Ethiopia are in high level talk over the implementation of the peace agreement and multilateral issues.
State Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ethiopia, H. E Ambassador Mesganu Arga received Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Burak Akcapar, in the country’s capital, on Wednesday.
During the visit by Akcapar, talks surrounding how both Ethiopia and Turkey can strengthen its bilateral and regional interest were also presented. Both countries are seeking ways to align on “multilateral issues of common interest.”
While briefing his counterpart from Turkey, Ambassador Mesganu maintained that Turkey should embrace peace-building process.Ambassador Mesganu also called on international community to “support the post-conflict peace-building process”.
Turkey and Ethiopia are two close countries whose relationship has spanned over 127 years ago. The two countries are said to have enjoyed long, solid and traditional diplomatic bond.
In the areas of trade and foreign direct investment, Ethiopia and Turkey are discussing ways to diversify their ties and further strengthen the bond that have existed between both countries.
On his own part, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkey, Akcapar, said his country is keenly interested in investing in Ethiopia. He also commended the implementation of the peace talk.
On Sudan Crisis
Akcapar spoke on the ongoing crisis in Sudan where person have been killed and many being evacuated for safety. He highlighted that the Sudanese people should embrace dialogue.
He said “the Sudanese people should be given a chance to solve their differences through dialogue than military means.”
DiplomaticWatch reported that Sudan, a North African country has been thrown into an armed conflict when rival factions struggled to control the country.
The fight is between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
In April 2023, Sudan crisis began in the heart of the country’s capital city, Khartoum before spreading to other parts of the country.
Reports according to United Nations stated that nearly 500 people have been killed and about 4,100 injured with more casualties being recorded.