More than 50 governments sent their ambassadors to Somalia.

[Even123]

Mogadishu (HOL) -- Somali president Hassan Sheik Mahmoud has received credential letters from Canada’s new ambassador to the country Mr David Angel during a meeting at the presidential palace on Sunday.

“Mr President, I am very grateful to you for accepting my credential letters today” said Ambassador David who also delivered to the president a letter of greetings and goodwill from the prime minister of Canada.

He promised to work hard towards strengthening the diplomatic relations between Canada and Somalia.
Somalia’s foreign minister Abdirahman Duale said that the arrival of Canada’s ambassador in Somalia was a clear indication that the country was emerging from decades of conflicts and hardships.

For his part, the Somali president praised Canadian government and its people for welcoming Somali refugees adding that some of them who recently returned home and are currently playing a key role in the reconstruction of Somalia.

“The federal government of Somalia is ready to help the Canadian ambassador accomplish his diplomatic role in the country and we will facilitate everything for him” said president Mahmoud who wished the newly appointed ambassador to develop bilateral ties between the two nations.

More than 50 governments sent their ambassadors to Somalia for the past two years.

HOL English News Desk

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[Even123]

Lets do the maths here, on how umportant Somalia will be in the coming future;

Somalia now has 57 Ambassadors and more are coming

Kenya has 39 ambassadors

Ethiopia has 43 ambassadors

Djibouti has 46 ambassadors

[AbdiJohnson]

Somalia is not important. That man is a Liberal who was appointed 10 years ago to Abuja by a different govt. The government today didn't even bother looking for a Conservative appointment for Mogadishu. There will be no relationship. The fact they gave that position to a political enemy just proves how unimportant Somalia is

I am,

Abdi "Somalia is just begging for ties" Johnson

[LightAtNight]

Somalia is not important. That man is a Liberal who was appointed 10 years ago to Abuja by a different govt. The government today didn't even bother looking for a Conservative appointment for Mogadishu. There will be no relationship. The fact they gave that position to a political enemy just proves how unimportant Somalia is

I am,

Abdi "Somalia is just begging for ties" Johnson

If only you had believed in God, perhaps you would have been more positive and optimistic

[thehappyone]

So a guy who has over 10 years experience and is a former ambassador to Africa's biggest economy is an unimportant appointment, sometimes u make sense Abdi other times u just embarrass yourself

[AbdiJohnson]

You dont get it. Ambassador and diplomat positions have nothing to do with experience but partisanship

Experience is never a factor. Have you been a loyal party supporter? Do you have party ties? Have you donated to the war chest? This guy was just dumped to a place he obviously didn't want to go just to be filled in some useless position. This is just humilating for the guy and Somalia. Absolutely no thought in the appointment shows Somalia's importance

I am,

Abdi "I wish him good luck in Xamar" Johnson

[waraabe251]

You dont get it. Ambassador and diplomat positions have nothing to do with experience but partisanship

Experience is never a factor. Have you been a loyal party supporter? Do you have party ties? Have you donated to the war chest? This guy was just dumped to a place he obviously didn't want to go just to be filled in some useless position. This is just humilating for the guy and Somalia. Absolutely no thought in the appointment shows Somalia's importance

I am,

Abdi "I wish him good luck in Xamar" Johnson

you are joking right, ambassadors are purely selected on experience. They are civil servants and are purely selected on merit. There would be hundreds of people losing jobs every few years

[AbdiJohnson]

It may be different in your country. If a new govt comes in they most of the time finish their term and then a new partisan ambassador is picked. If its an important country they resign on Election Day if the other party that didnt appoint them wins. They go back to the capital and apply for internal govt jobs or do something else. Low level diplomats are different. They stay. They are not important

I am,

Abdi "Merit has little to do with being an ambassador" Johnson

[LightAtNight]

It may be different in your country. If a new govt comes in they most of the time finish their term and then a new partisan ambassador is picked. If its an important country they resign on Election Day if the other party that didnt appoint them wins. They go back to the capital and apply for internal govt jobs or do something else. Low level diplomats are different. They stay. They are not important

I am,

Abdi "Merit has little to do with being an ambassador" Johnson

Abdi Jonhson illahi hakusohanuuniyo this ramadaan inshaallah, I cant normalise seeing a somali atheist, its just so strange and almost unbelievable. Every-time I see your name, I remember your disbelief.

[zidane88]

I don't know whether celebration or mourning is due, according to the appointed Ambassador, as he is going to live in a country whose Government can't protect it's Headquarters from Terrorist attacks. Let us not blind ourselves the reality on the ground.

[Jabuutawi]

This is a nail in the coffin of the separatist triangle enclave up north.

Djibouti Embassy in Somalia:



Festivity during the opening of the embassy: