The two countries fell out last year over Ethiopia's deal with Somalia's breakaway territory of Somaliland to gain access to the sea.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday to hold discussions with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia's presidency said, following a thaw in icy relations.

Abiy Ahmed meets with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu, as their nations try to mend relations strained by Ethiopia’s deal for sea access with Somaliland

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed traveled to neighboring Somalia for talks with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the two nations mend ties strained by a dispute over Addis Ababa’s quest to gain access to a port.