Mogadishu, (SONNA) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud presided over a welcoming ceremony for Türkiye’s domestically produced TCG Kınalıada Corvette, which docked at Mogadishu Port on the event of Türkiye’s Nationwide Sovereignty and Youngsters’s Day.
In his deal with aboard the navy warship, the President emphasised the strategic partnership between Türkiye and Somalia, notably within the areas of humanitarian assist, safety, protection, and financial growth. He underscored the historic significance of the warship’s go to to our nation’s territorial waters as a “signal of the enduring fraternal relations between the 2 brotherly nations and a brand new daybreak for Somalia’s maritime safety”.
The President additionally expressed gratitude for Türkiye’s help of Somalia’s efforts to guard its territorial waters inside the framework of the just lately signed Protection and Financial Cooperation.
International Minister Hakan Fidan, who despatched a message of greeting to the ceremony, reaffirmed Türkiye’s sturdy help for Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, additional stressing that “the historic relations between our two international locations now level to a unity of future”.