Sharmarke Gelle, Somaliland's representative-designate to Ethiopia, stopped by the Ethiopian mission in Hargeisa this week to meet Ambassador Teshome Shunde before heading to Addis Ababa to begin his posting.
Gelle confirmed the courtesy visit on Wednesday, describing it as part of his preparations ahead of taking up his new assignment in the Ethiopian capital.
The meeting signals the kind of quiet diplomatic groundwork that often shapes relations between neighbors long before formal announcements are made. How Gelle's tenure unfolds in Addis Ababa is a story worth watching closely.
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