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Mogadishu (MFA Somalia) – H.E. Ali Mohamed Omar, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received a UNTMIS delegation led by Officer-in-Charge Mr. Raisedon Zenenga. The meeting covered the final phase of the transition, recent political and security developments, and the need for a handover that strengthens Somali institutions and protects gains in peacebuilding…

Mogadishu (MFA Somalia) – Foreign Minister H.E. Abdisalam Ali received Algeria’s Ambassador to Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Alim, to discuss expanding trade and investment between the two countries. Building on a longstanding friendship, Somalia and Algeria aim to give their ties a stronger economic foundation.

Mogadishu (MFA Somalia) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdisalam Ali, today received the outgoing Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Somalia, H.E. Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Saleh Al-Muwalad, for a farewell meeting. The Minister thanked the Ambassador for his role in strengthening the brotherly ties between the two nations…

New York, (MFA Somalia) –President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia addressed the General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He spoke about a world under growing strain from conflict, geopolitical rivalry, climate change and weakening international cooperation. The President outlined the progress Somalia has made in rebuilding…

New York, (MFA Somalia) – H.E.Abdisalam Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, met H.E. Eltaher Salem Elbaour, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Libya, on the sidelines of UNGA81. They discussed a number of issues, including the welfare of Somali nationals in Libya and…

New York, (MFA Somalia) – H.E. Abdisalam Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met Egyptian Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty on the sidelines of UNGA 81. The two ministers reviewed the Somalia–Egypt strategic partnership and discussed Red Sea and Horn of Africa security. Egypt reaffirmed its support for Somalia’s sovereignty, unity and…

New York, (MFA Somalia) – H.E. Abdisalam Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and H.E. Víctor O. Bisonó Haza, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, today signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries on the sidelines of the 81st Session of…

New York, (MFA Somalia) – H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, met H.H. Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait, on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. The two leaders discussed deepening Somalia-Kuwait relations and expanding cooperation in areas vital…

New York, (MFA Somalia) – H.E. Abdisalam Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, met H.E. Manuel Tovar Rivera, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Costa Rica, on the sidelines of UNGA81 in New York. The Ministers discussed strengthening bilateral relations and common interests…

New York, (MFA Somalia) – H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, today attended the opening of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, leading a high-level delegation that includes H.E. Abdisalam Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Somalia comes to this year’s session…