MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Mogadishu mayor, Omar Mohamud Mohamed has held a meeting with the head of African Union Mission In Somalia (AMISOM), Francisco Madeira on means to improve the security of the capital.
Speaking to the media in Mogadishu, Mayor Mohamed sid that deliberations with the head of AMISOM had been rich and promising.
“The Ambassador has welcomed all our requests, which are based on the partnership we have. AMISOM has for long played an important role in Mogadishu, and Somalia as a whole,” the mayor said.
He paid glowing tribute to AMISOM force’s peacekeeping operations from the time they first arrived in Somalia to help degrade the Al-Shabaab terrorists.
expressed gratitude for the Ambassador’s visit.
“AMISOM forces and their leadership have stayed nights at the frontlines and under difficult conditions in this city. They have spent time with our forces. From the start, Mogadishu residents, Somali forces and AMISOM forces worked together with the objective to free the city of Mogadishu from the enemy. It is that unity which resulted in the liberation of Mogadishu,” the mayor said.
On his side, Madeira said the mission is committed to ensuring the mayor’s vision of a more secure and peaceful Mogadishu is realized.
“I found an extremely committed and engaged man who has a population of Mogadishu at heart and wants a very important thing for his people. He has taught me a very important slogan: ‘A peaceful people in a clean city’. I was very impressed because this slogan summarizes security, stability, and development. I told the mayor that AMISOM will support him to the measure of our ability and that we will work together on this,” Ambassador Madeira said.
“We discussed the issue of the upcoming 2020/2021elections, and the need to ensure that this election is secure and takes place in a free, fair and stable environment. We discussed how we can work together in the context of the established Somalia Election Security Task Force,” Ambassador Madeira added.
Somalia, with the support of AMISOM, the United Nations and other partners, is preparations for one-person-one-vote in late 2020/2021, which would be an important milestone in the rebuilding of the country after more than two decades of violent conflict.
Mayor Mohamud Mohamed assumed office in last August
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