Local News

Somali Defense Minister, Turkish Ambassador Discuss Strengthening Military Cooperation

By Khadar Aweis18 May 20261 min readvisibility8

Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Minister of Defence of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, today received at his office the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Somalia, H.E. Alper Aktaş, along with Gen. Sebahattin Kalkan, the head of TÜRKSOM.

The discussions centered around enhancing military collaboration between the two nations, specifically focusing on training for the Somali National Army, bolstering their defense capabilities, and fostering a strategic partnership. Minister Fiqi expressed gratitude to the Ambassador and his delegation for Turkey’s steadfast and diverse support for the Somali people and government. He further emphasized that the strong bilateral ties between Somalia and Turkey would serve to challenge those opposed to Somalia’s progress. In closing, Minister Fiqi acknowledged all of Somalia’s international security partners for their invaluable assistance in the reconstruction of the National Armed Forces and the ongoing efforts against terrorism.

Local News

Somalia raises the welfare of its citizens in Libya at talks in New York

The two foreign ministers agreed to strengthen cooperation on migration, in the eleventh Somali bilateral engagement of the General Assembly session and the first to concern Somalis abroad.

25 September 2026visibility198

Local News

Somalia and Russia open cultural cooperation at Saint Petersburg forum

Information, Culture and Tourism Minister Abdulfatah Kasim Mohamud held talks with Russia’s Culture Minister on heritage, the arts, theatre and exchanges between artists, at a forum drawing official delegations from more than fifty countries.

24 September 2026visibility223

Local News

Somalia tells the General Assembly it is not asking the UN to leave, but to work differently

In an address covering Security Council reform, the first elections since 1969 and a forty percent fall in customs revenue he attributed to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud set out what Somalia wants from the multilateral system and what it is doing without it.

24 September 2026visibility298

Related Stories

Somalia raises the welfare of its citizens in Libya at talks in New York

Somalia and Russia open cultural cooperation at Saint Petersburg forum

Somalia tells the General Assembly it is not asking the UN to leave, but to work differently