Ethiopia, Aug. 24 -- Addis Ababa, Augusts 24/2021 (Walta) - Ethiopian National Defense Force chief of staff met with his counterpart of Somalia's armed forces yesterday to discuss security cooperation between the two neighboring nations.

Ethiopian National Defense Forces Chief of Staff, General Berhanu Jula, held a meeting with Somali National Army Chief, General Odawa Yusuf Rageh, in Addis Ababa.

The two chief of Staff discussed ways to strengthen the security cooperation between the two countries," the Somali military said in a statement issued after the meeting.

"Ethiopians are helping us in the fighting against al-Shabaab through their forces in Somalia serving under the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Their...