Somalia’s military and security negotiations with Saudi Arabia

According to Tasnim news agency Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, the president of Somalia, who has gone to Saudi Arabia for an official visit, met with the crown prince of this country, Mohammed bin Salman, and discussed with him the development of bilateral relations.

According to the statement of the Somali presidential office, in this meeting, the two sides discussed regional developments and strengthening relations between Saudi Arabia and Somalia.

It is stated in this statement: The President of Somalia and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia discussed the expansion of economic, military, security and investment cooperation of Saudi Arabia in Somalia.

According to the new Somali newspaper, during this meeting, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia emphasized his country’s support for the independence of Somalia and called the agreement signed between Somaliland and Ethiopia illegal and an obstacle to good neighborliness. and stability in the Horn of Africa.

Ethiopian government in 1402 with the authorities of Somaliland (a region in the north of Somalia that wants independence from this country) signed an agreement according to which, in exchange for the recognition of this area, a 20-kilometer passage for Ethiopia’s access to the Red Sea will be allocated for 50 years, and Ethiopia will establish a military base there.

following the signing of this agreement, the president of Somalia signed the law canceling the Ethiopia-Somaliland agreement and from this time on, the tension between Somalia and Ethiopia increased.

This newspaper wrote in another news: 11 terrorists were killed during the clash between the army and the terrorists affiliated with the al-Shabaab group in the city of Balad, located 30 kilometers north of the capital.

Al-Shabaab is a terrorist group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, which started its activities in Somalia in 2004 and has disrupted the stability and security of this country and the Horn of Africa by carrying out terrorist operations. .

With the election of “Hasan Sheikh Mahmoud” as the president of Somalia, the fight against the terrorist group al-Shabaab continued with greater strength and the army of this With the help of armed men of Somali tribes, the country was able to free many areas of this country from the control of Al-Shabaab elements.

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