Diplomacy
Ethiopia and Somalia Hold Talks Over Detained Somali Soldiers
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AI SUMMARY
Ethiopia and Somalia are holding diplomatic talks to resolve the status of Somali military personnel detained in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State for entering without proper documentation.
- Ethiopia and Somalia are discussing the status of Somali military personnel held in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State through legal and diplomatic channels.
- Abdulkadir Rashid Duale, security chief of the Somali Regional State, stated that the soldiers arrived in Jigjiga in separate groups without sufficient travel documentation.
- Unconfirmed reports from the Puntland Post claimed that approximately 220 of the soldiers were transported by bus from Jigjiga to Addis Ababa on October 12.
- Somali National Security Adviser Aways Haji Yusuf previously stated that the soldiers were trained at the Xananbuurre camp and had official permission to visit their families.
- Somalia recently declared neutrality in the escalating confrontation between Ethiopia and Eritrea while maintaining security cooperation with Ethiopia against al-Shabaab.
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