Somali Foreign Minister, Ahmed Isse Awad and his Kenya counterpart, Monica Juma held talks in the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi on Wednesday.
The leaders discussed a wide range of issues touching on the recent border dispute, security, trade and other issues affecting the two countries.
A statement by Kenya’s Foreign minister, Juma, stated that she discussed wide range issues including bilateral relations and the border issue with Somalia’s foreign minister Awad.
“The Ministers held lengthy discussions on the need to reinvigorate efforts to scale up collaboration in areas of mutual interest and the two country border,” reads the statement.
It did not mention the outcome of the meeting between the two ministers.
Meanwhile, the state owned media reported that the ministers talked about the recent discussions between the presidents of Somalia and Kenya, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Uhuru Kenyatta respectively.
The discussion was on the heel of a preliminary meeting between the leaders of Gedo and Mandera leaders in Mandera town.
Early this week, Kenya agreed to halt the construction of the security wall along its border with Somalia after the two Presidents of Kenya and Somalia had lengthy discussions on the border dispute.
The tension sparked when the constructors from Kenya National Youth Service (NYS) resumed the construction of security along Somalia’s border with Kenya.
Hundreds of residents took to the streets of Bula Hawo and Garbahey towns to protest against the resumption of the construction.
The residents accused the government of Kenya of encroaching into Somalia’s territory.
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