{"id":441543,"date":"2025-05-17T23:52:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T20:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=441543"},"modified":"2025-05-17T23:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T20:52:31","slug":"defence-minister-meets-iraqi-counterpart-to-strengthen-security-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/defence-minister-meets-iraqi-counterpart-to-strengthen-security-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Minister Meets Iraqi Counterpart to Strengthen Security Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baghdad, (SONNA) \u2013 The Minister of Defence of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, held an official meeting with his Iraqi counterpart, H.E. Thabit Muhammad Al-Abbasi, during a visit to the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Baghdad.<\/p>\n<p>The high-level meeting, attended by senior Iraqi military officials, focused on strengthening bilateral relations and accelerating cooperation in security, defence, military training, and the exchange of expertise between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Fiqi expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality extended by the Iraqi government, reaffirming Somalia\u2019s commitment to building a long-term, strategic partnership grounded in mutual respect and brotherhood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-441544\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3415-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3415-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3415-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3415-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3415-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3415-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3415-615x410.jpeg 615w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3415-860x574.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3415.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-441545\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3416-1024x749.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3416-1024x749.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3416-300x219.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3416-768x562.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3416-860x629.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3416.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-441546\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3418-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3418-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3418-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3418-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3418-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3418-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3418-615x410.jpeg 615w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3418-860x574.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3418.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-441547\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3417-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3417-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3417-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3417-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3417-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3417-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3417-615x410.jpeg 615w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3417-860x574.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3417.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baghdad, (SONNA) \u2013 The Minister of Defence of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, held an official meeting with his Iraqi counterpart, H.E. Thabit Muhammad Al-Abbasi, during a visit to the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Baghdad. 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