MOGADISHU (SONNA) — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, convened a high-level executive summit today at the State House with a delegation from the Republic of Turkiye, commanded by the Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, H.E. Alparslan Bayraktar.
During this strategic consultation, the two leaders focused strictly on accelerating the bilateral alliance between Mogadishu and Ankara. The executive agenda prioritized immediate joint operations within the energy sector, the management of natural wealth, and the aggressive expansion of Somalia’s blue economy.
President Hassan Sheikh declared that bilateral energy cooperation has officially reached a historic operational phase, securing immense national pride for the citizens of both republics. He explicitly stated that the successful deployment of the Çağrı Bey deep-sea drilling vessel initiates a definitive new era in the Federal Government’s campaign to drive rapid economic expansion, generate domestic employment, and systematically extract natural resources across Somalia’s maritime and terrestrial zones.
In his executive address, Minister Alparslan Bayraktar expressed profound gratitude to the President and the Somali public for their high-level diplomatic reception. He officially confirmed that the deployment of the Çağrı Bey and the immediate commencement of active offshore drilling operations directly manifest the successful execution of the shared energy and economic objectives established by the two allied nations.
