DOHA (Halbeeg News) – Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Ali has last night held meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister.
Khayre who was accompanied by officials from his government arrived reached Doha on a visit to Qatar.
Upon his arrival at Hamad International Airport, the Somalia prime minister was welcomed by the Minister of Labour Yousef bin Mohamed al-Othman Fakhro.
Prime minister Khayre held discussions with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on ways and means to strengthen these relations to serve the interests of both countries and peoples and their shared aspirations for a bright and prosperous future.
Mr. Khayre also met with several other officials from the Qatari government.
“I arrived in Doha for an official visit. I met with Qatari officials on bilateral relations and implementations of things agreed by President Farmajo and Qatari King,” said PM Khayre in a twitter post.
Qatar is one of Somalia’s political and economic ally. The Gulf country provided millions of USD in aid and investments in the recent year.
Last year, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed a partnership agreement with the Somali government aimed at strengthening its efforts in the area of stability and economic development.
QFFD pledged to support the Somali economy through a $200mn package of projects in the areas of infrastructure, education, economic empowerment and the re-establishment of state offices and institutions.
The agreement provided for the implementation of several development projects, including the construction of the 90km Mogadishu-Jawhar road and the 30km Mogadishu-Afgoye road.
The agreement also includes the rehabilitation of the Somali Government’s headquarters, reconstruction of the building of Somalia’s Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development, rehabilitation of the structure of the Mogadishu Municipality.
Qatar will also launch rehabilitation and construction of the Diplomatic Institute building in addition to Silatech Foundation’s support to unemployed Somali youth through vocational and technical training projects in various Somali states.
Somalia has extensive investment opportunities in the livestock, agriculture, mining, sugar and salt sectors, as well as fisheries, which are significant economic sectors because of Somalia’s long coastlines on the Indian Ocean.
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