Ethiopia-Somaliland army chiefs meet amid regional tensions - BBC News

The two discuss military co-operation as concerns rise over a deal about sea access for Ethiopia.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Ethiopia Defence ForceImage caption, Ethiopian Field Marshal Birhanu Jula (L) held talks with Somaliland's Maj Gen Nuh Ismael Tani in Addis AbabaBy Hanna TemuariBBC News, Addis AbabaThe army chiefs of landlocked Ethiopia and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland have been discussing military co-operation as concern grows over a deal that could give Ethiopia a naval base on the Gulf of Aden.

The two sides signed a deal on 1 January to give Ethiopia commercial and military access to the sea.

Somalia called it an act of aggression.

It considers Somaliland as part of its territory and has vowed to defend its sovereignty.

Somaliland, a former British protectorate, seceded from Somalia in 1991 but is not internationally recognised as an independent state.

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