MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Governments of Somalia and Turkish have agreed to enhance their bilateral relations following a meeting between Somali interior minister and Turkish ambassador in Mogadishu.
In a statement, Turkish embassy said Mehmet Yılmaz, Turkish ambassador to Somalia and Somali interior minister, Mukhtar Hussein Afrah agreed to work on the strengthening of the relations.
“Pleased to meet Mukhtar Hussein Afrah, Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation of Somalia. Discussed bilateral relations and strengthening cooperation between our two countries,” the embassy said.
The two countries had previously signed trade agreements in areas such as energy, mines, electricity, higher education, agriculture, and fisheries.
Late 2017, Turkey opened its biggest overseas military base in Somalia’s capital to cement bilateral ties and build a presence in East Africa.
Turkey’s relations with the Horn of Africa date back to the Ottoman Empire, but President Tayyip Erdogan’s government had become a close ally of the Somalis from 2011.
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