President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with the outgoing Ethiopian diplomat on Wednesday.
The meeting between President Mohamud and Ambassador Abdulfatah Abdullahi Hassan took place at Villa Somalia.
The diplomat, the Ethiopian Ambassador to Somalia, had gone to meet with President Mohamud to bid him farewell.
Amb. Hassan is on his way back to Addis Ababa after the end of his tour of duty.
President Mohamud commended Amb. Hassan for the role he played in strengthening relations between Somalia and Ethiopia.
He reassured the Somali diplomat that the two nations would continue enjoying improved partnership and close cooperation at the international level.