{"id":447519,"date":"2025-08-26T11:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=447519"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:38:12","slug":"somalia-pakistan-discuss-strengthening-bilateral-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somalia-pakistan-discuss-strengthening-bilateral-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia, Pakistan Discuss Strengthening Bilateral Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeddah, (SONNA) \u2013 On the sidelines of the 21st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Somalia\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdisalam Abdi Ali, held a bilateral meeting with Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mohammad Ishaq Dar.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides discussed ways to strengthen strategic cooperation in politics, economy, security, health, and education. Minister Abdisalam praised Pakistan\u2019s support for Somali students and called for expanded cooperation in security and institutional capacity building.<\/p>\n<p>They also agreed to enhance the exchange of expertise in security, defense, and healthcare, as well as to facilitate easier movement of citizens between the two countries, including visa arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s commitment to supporting Somalia\u2019s stability and advancing cooperation across multiple sectors.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-447520\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8cf71d34-84bd-4a99-96ab-095dfa40599c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8cf71d34-84bd-4a99-96ab-095dfa40599c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8cf71d34-84bd-4a99-96ab-095dfa40599c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8cf71d34-84bd-4a99-96ab-095dfa40599c-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8cf71d34-84bd-4a99-96ab-095dfa40599c-860x645.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-447521\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5af41ec4-abac-4e59-bc49-1c289f69b53c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5af41ec4-abac-4e59-bc49-1c289f69b53c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5af41ec4-abac-4e59-bc49-1c289f69b53c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5af41ec4-abac-4e59-bc49-1c289f69b53c-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5af41ec4-abac-4e59-bc49-1c289f69b53c-860x645.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-447522\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7746c73a-23fe-4d8d-b675-c78ae88865c1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7746c73a-23fe-4d8d-b675-c78ae88865c1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7746c73a-23fe-4d8d-b675-c78ae88865c1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7746c73a-23fe-4d8d-b675-c78ae88865c1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7746c73a-23fe-4d8d-b675-c78ae88865c1-860x645.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeddah, (SONNA) \u2013 On the sidelines of the 21st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Somalia\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdisalam Abdi Ali, held a bilateral meeting with Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mohammad Ishaq Dar. 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