United Kingdom (UK) Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster has pledged to help Somali government in the security sector as Somali forces are planning to gear up operations against Al-Shabab.
The minister who arrived in Mogadishu on Monday held talks with Somali security officials during his stay in Somalia.
Both sides discussed wide range issues including trainings for Somali forces, security and other financial supports.
“UK Minister for the Armed forces @MarkLancasterMK visited #Mogadishu (Monday), reaffirming the UK’s commitment of supporting the #Somali security sector, #AMISOM & international efforts to deliver the Comprehensive Approach to Security & transition planning,” reads a post on the twitter account of UK’s embassy in Somalia.
Last year, UK pledged £21 million of funding which was a complement for the country’s support to Somalia including training by British Military Personnel to Somali National Army and AMISOM forces, police mentoring and work on stabilization.
UK which is among several European countries that train Somali forces also promised to help Somalia in the process of forces integration.
Somali government started the integration of forces in a bid to place the security forces in the regional states under Somali National Army.
The government aims to have 18,000 cohesive forces drawn from the regional states.
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