His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held an official talks session on Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan.
At the outset of the session, the Amir welcomed the president Somalia and the accompanying delegation, wishing them a pleasant stay, affirming the Amir's keenness to enhance brotherly relations between the two countries and looking forward to further joint cooperation.
For his part, the president of Somalia expressed his thanks and appreciation for the Amir for the good reception and hospitality, expressing his pride in the level of cooperation and development of relations between the two brotherly countries and pushing them to broader horizons in various fields. He also extended his thanks and appreciation to the Amir for the development support provided by Qatar to the Somali people.
During the session, bilateral relations between Qatar and Somalia were discussed, as well as ways to support and develop them in various fields - especially in development and economy, to serve the common interests and aspirations of the two brotherly peoples, in addition to discussing the most important regional and international developments of mutual interest.
HE Chief of the Amiri Diwan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, HE Minister of Education and Higher Education Buthaina bint Ali al-Jabr al-Nuaimi, HE Minister of Culture Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, HE Minister of State at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi and a number of senior officials attended the talks session.
On the Somali side, Deputy Prime Minister Saleh Ahmed Jamea, Minister of Finance Dr Elmi Mahmud Nur, Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education Farah Sheikh Abdulqadir, Director of the State House of Somali President Hussein Sheikh Mahmoud and a number of members of the official delegation attended.
His Highness the Amir held a luncheon banquet in honour of the Somali president and the accompanying delegation.
Earlier upon arrival at the Amiri Diwan, the president of Somalia was accorded an official reception.
