Hargeisa, June 6, 2013 (SDN) —Somaliland Army Brigadier General Ismail Mohamed Shaqale on Wednesday embarked on a four-day visit to Ethiopia. Shaqale is visiting Ethiopia at the invitation of the Chief of General Staff of Ethiopian armed forces. According to the local media the army chief of Somaliland’s National Army Brigadier General Ismail Shaqale accompanied by commanders of armed forces departed from Berbera airport, the provincial capital of Sahil region. Besides meeting his Ethiopian counterpart, Shaqale will hold several meetings with the political leadership in Addis Ababa and topics that will dominate in the discussion include ways to enhance the bilateral ties mainly on security areas. The visit made by country’s army chief came at a time where Ethiopia and Egypt are conflict over the use of Nile River water.
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