Ethiopia’s President Selassie welcomes Israel’s President Herzog for talks on strengthening ties

Ethiopia’s President Taye Atske Selassie welcomed his counterpart Isaac Herzog on Wednesday to the Presidential Palace in Addis Ababa.

Herzog is on a two-day visit to Ethiopia for talks on strengthening political and diplomatic ties between the two countries. He also met with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Coming just weeks after Israel’s controversial recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, Herzog’s visit is seen as part…