Ethiopia was unwilling to resolve the Somali Region conflict in 1968

Evidence

It is understandable that the initial meeting did not deal with the core issues between the two countries, but there was no sign that Ethiopia was willing to find a permanent resolution to the Somali Region. From the communiqué, it appears that all concessions were coming from the Somali side. Had Egal and his colleagues consulted with former president Osman about his many meetings and negotiations with the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, they would have understood how far apart the two parties were. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1495

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the ongoing Somalia-Ethiopia territorial dispute that threads through earlier chapters.