Somalia expresses solidarity with Türkiye after defense agreement

The agreement between two countries will lead to new opportunities for Somalia as the country sees Türkiye as its closest friend

Somalia held a demonstration in support of the defense agreement with Türkiye – which is a 10-year pact that will “significantly” bolster the Somalia government’s endeavors to safeguard its sovereignty.

Somalia’s parliament passed a defense and economic pact with Türkiye in the country’s capital Mogadishu earlier this week.

This agreement will lead to new opportunities for Somalia as the country sees Türkiye as its closest friend.

People in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, held a demonstration supporting the defense and economic cooperation agreement signed with Türkiye.

At the demonstration, attended by residents and many government officials and ministers, attention was drawn to the friendship between the two countries.

Those who attended the demonstration carried banners saying “Türkiye and Somalia are brothers” with photographs of the Presidents of Türkiye and Somalia.

Türkiye, a close ally of Somalia, has invested in its education, infrastructure and health, and given it extensive humanitarian aid.

Türkiye has its largest embassy in Africa in Mogadishu and also built its largest overseas military facility there to train the Somali national army.

News of the pact comes as tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia continue to escalate after Addis Ababa signed a Red Sea access deal with Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, a deal that Mogadishu has called “illegitimate.”

Source: Newsroom & AA

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