Mogadishu, (SONNA) – The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, H.E. Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Madoobe), received the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Somalia, Charles King, at his office. The meeting focused on strengthening and accelerating bilateral relations between the two countries.
Ambassador King expressed his appreciation to the Speaker for the warm welcome and emphasized that during his tenure, he has focused on enhancing cooperation and relations between Somalia and the UK. He reaffirmed the UK government’s commitment to further strengthening diplomatic ties and sustaining its support for Somalia.
Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur thanked the UK government and the people of the United Kingdom for their continuous support to Somalia, particularly in development, security, and state-building.
The Speaker also briefed the Ambassador on the activities of the House of the People and ongoing progress in the country, noting that the Parliament will focus in the coming week on reviewing and finalizing the national constitution.
Finally, Speaker Madoobe affirmed the Somali government’s commitment to holding one-person-one-vote elections, restoring citizens’ constitutional rights to directly elect their leaders.
