Somalia on Friday accused its neighbor, Ethiopia, of providing unauthorized arms shipments to the semiautonomous state of Puntland.
The Foreign Ministry said the shipments violated Somalia’s sovereignty and posed a threat to regional security.
“This action constitutes a grave infringement on Somalia’s sovereignty and poses serious implications for national and regional security,” the ministry said in a statement.
It added that documented evidence confirmed the arrival of two trucks transporting weapons from Ethiopia to Puntland without any diplomatic clearance.
The alleged shipments come amid heightened tensions between the two countries over Ethiopia’s sea access deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland.
Somalia has rejected the deal, calling it a threat to its sovereignty.
Somalia recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia after the deal was announced.
Turkey has been mediating between the two countries to ease tensions, but recent talks in Ankara have not yielded results.