Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday  was on a visit to Ankara – which was said to be initiated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

His visit came on the 125th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

He wrote “Back home after having a precious time with His Excellency, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. Ethiopia will never forget the critical time cooperation the people and government of Turkey extended to us.”

He also expressed gratitude for what he called “Government and People of Turkey’s cooperation with Ethiopia at this critical time.”

According to a report by the Ethiopian News Agency, President Erdogan talked about the importance of maintaining Ethiopia’s peace and stability, and expressed his hope that conflicts in the country will be resolved.

Ethiopia and Turkey’s economic relation has seen growth over the past two decades. Currently, Turkey has U.S $ 2.5 billion dollar  investment in Ethiopia. And president Erdogan expressed  his country’s interest to invest more in Ethiopia. Earlier this week, Ethiopia handed over schools that used to be owned by the Gulen movement to Marif Foundation.

Details of the agreement between the two countries are not disclosed at this point.

PM Abiy Ahmed’s trip to Turkey is his first one outside the continent since the outbreak of the war with Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in November 2020.