Somali PM salutes Turkey for growing support to Somalia
Turkey is showing the world what it is possible to achieve in Somalia, His Excellency Prime
Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said today.
Speaking during the visit to Mogadishu of the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey His
Excellency Bekir Bozdağ, the Prime Minister welcomed Istanbul’s growing programme of
assistance to Somalia. Turkey had been involved in Somalia at an early stage, he said, and
the bilateral relations were strengthening.
“We salute Turkey for the leading role it is playing supporting the recovery of Somalia,” the
Prime Minister said. “Turkey has shown its international partners what it is possible to do
operationally here – in terms of humanitarian assistance, business, infrastructure,
development and many areas.”
The Prime Minister welcomed the large Turkish delegation, which came to Mogadishu to
monitor and evaluate the progress of a number of development and infrastructure
projects, including the concrete plant established by Tika, the Turkish overseas
development agency.
“We are glad to see that Turkey is listening closely to us and our requirements and we
welcome the offer to cooperate on arange of new projects to assist Somalia’s recovery,”the Prime Minister said.
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