MOGADISHU, Somalia – The President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, on Sunday acquired the credentials of the first-ever ambassador from Somalia to Asmara as relations enhance.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed Dr. Omar Idris, who beforehand served as Qatar’s ambassador to Somalia from 2011 to 2017 as the brand new envoy to Eritrea.
Somalia’s new ambassador to Eritrea has posted a message on his X, previously Twitter deal with saying that he’s pleased to be the primary Somali ambassador to Eritrea.
“It was an honor for me to be the primary ambassador from Somalia to Eritrea within the historical past of the 2 international locations,” Ambassador Omar Idris stated in a short assertion posted on X.
He additionally stated that Ambassador Omar is dedicated to engaged on the fraternal relationship between the 2 international locations of Somalia and Eritrea, which has a protracted historical past.
Eritrea, essentially the most remoted nation in Africa trains 1000’s of Somali troopers with president Hassan Sheikh paid 4 visits since assuming workplace final yr to fulfill the SNA recruits.
Immediately, Eritrea and Somalia share an array of significant pursuits, in addition to a historical past of solidarity and fraternal ties.
