SOMALILAND: Ministers return from Egypt, Kenya

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SOMALILAND: Ministers return from Egypt, Kenya

Photograph: Dr Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt is to provide all means of legal and scientific support to Somaliland (Wednesday 28,2011 — Al Wafd).

HARGEISA — Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Mohamed Abdillahi Omar accompanied by the minister for presidential palace Mr. Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan return to the country after a short working trip to Kenya and Egypt. Both ministers held a short briefing at
Egal International airport’s VIP room where they spoke about their meetings with officials from both countries that they visited

Dr. Omar said, “We paid an official visit to Cairo and the purpose behind the trip was so that Somaliland and Egypt to can begin having bilateral cooperation based on wide range of areas.” The Foreign Minister stated that they met with Egypt’s Minister for International Cooperation and deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Arab League officials.

Dr. Mohamed Abdilahi further said, “All the officials we met with, we raised with them the interest of Somaliland. We had lengthy discussions on how the two countries (Somaliland and Egypt) have bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas be it politics, trade, and industry.”

The minister of Foreign affairs further said that they held face to face meeting with Somaliland students currently studying at universities in Cairo and according to what the minister said that they briefed the students the general situation on the ground and urged them to pursue their tertiary education.

Minister for foreign affairs further mentioned that they held high level meeting with western ambassadors and diplomats based in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Dr. Mohamed, Somaliland foreign minister added that they spoke with them on strengthening the relations that their countries have with Somaliland. He further said that they updated the ambassadors on the side of government of Somaliland that it is determined to hold the local council elections that are supposed to take place in the country in April 2012 as expected.

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Emp,

What.was muse biixi trip to china about?

I heard from my contacts he went there to meet with chinese defence firms to perhaps purchase weapons for our forces. This makes sense because a kulmiye party chairman wouldn't go there to garner support from tiny sl community there.

[The_Emperior5]

Emp,

What.was muse biixi trip to china about?

I heard from my contacts he went there to meet with chinese defence firms to perhaps purchase weapons for our forces. This makes sense because a kulmiye party chairman wouldn't go there to garner support from tiny sl community there.

Thats what is about but this was not made public since there is an Arms Embargo on Somaliland they told the public they just met with the defense Ministry to talk about security and piracy and terrorism but they went there for another deal.

[Eaglehawk]

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