Washington (Halbeeg News) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud along with by Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum have jointly talks with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sideline of the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington hosted by President Biden.
The discussions focused on regional stability and humanitarian aid coordination.
“Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, together with the Presidents of Djibouti & Niger, Ismail Guelleh and Mohamed Bazoum respectively held talks with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, D.C. They discussed practical ways to strengthen ties & partnership,” Villa Somalia said.
President Hassan is in the US capital Washington DC for a three-day US-Africa Summit hosted by President Joe Biden.
The summit is focusing on key challenges, including the climate crisis, good governance, food security and global health, as well as bolstering US-Africa trade and investment opportunities.
Forty-nine African heads of state and leaders, as well as the African Union, were invited to the summit, Sullivan said during a news conference.
The talks – a follow-up to the first such gathering hosted by former US President Barack Obama eight years ago – mark the biggest international gathering in Washington, DC, since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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