Somalia’s Overseas Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi met with Mesut Ozcan, the director of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs of Türkiye, within the capital Mogadishu late Monday.
The 2 sides mentioned enhancing cooperation within the crucial areas of diplomatic coaching and increasing the information base for diplomats.
An announcement issued by the Somali Overseas Ministry after the assembly mentioned the discussions additionally delved into fortifying the connection between the Turkish academy and the Somali Diplomatic Institute, with a “view to elevating the partnership and fostering a strong change of experiences and finest practices.”
It mentioned Fiqi expressed profound gratitude to Türkiye for its steadfast assist to Somalia.
Ankara has skilled greater than 80 Somali diplomats over the previous 15 years, in line with the ministry’s assertion.
Somalia and Türkiye developed their shut friendship in 2011 after Turkish President (then Prime Minister) Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a go to to the nation – the primary non-African chief to take action in over 20 years.
Türkiye has robust historic ties with Somalia on the precept of “win-win” relations, together with greater than 150 improvement help tasks carried out by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Company (TIKA) since 2011.
Türkiye additionally has its largest embassy in Africa in Mogadishu and constructed its largest abroad navy facility there to coach the Somali Nationwide Military.
Supply: AA
