Somalia says no concessions were made to Ethiopia in the Turkey-brokered deal, but Ethiopia has not commented.

Ethiopia and Somalia agreed to work together on a multinational force battling Islamist insurgents, signaling a further reduction of diplomatic tensions between the neighboring countries.

Ethiopia’s External Affairs Ministry said that talks between senior government officials in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu resulted in an agreement to “collaborate” on the so-called African Union S

Ethiopia on Friday announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month. "The two countries agreed to collaborate on the AUSSOM mission and strengthen bilateral ties,

Under a previous accord, Ethiopia stationed 3 000 soldiers in Somalia as part of the African Union peacekeeping mission.