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Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, received on Thursday at Aden Abdulle International Airport in the capital Mogadishu the visiting Irish delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Balal Mohamed Cusman, launched, on Saturday, the Somali National Diaspora Policy, in a ceremony held in the capital, Mogadishu, in the presence of a large number of ministers, parliamentarians, and…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud Abubakar, on Wednesday, received in the capital Mogadishu, the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Ms. Kate Foster, and discussed with her the…

Addis Ababa (Diplomat.so) - the new ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Abdullahi Ahmed Jama, On Monday, handed over a copy of his credentials to the Chief of Protocol at the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Feisel Aliyi Abrahim.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud Abubakar, on Monday honored H.E. Mr. Qin Jian, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Federal Republic of Somalia, on the occasion of the end of his service, at…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Somalia on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, in a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Federal Government of Somalia on Saturday condemned the Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Qatar Red Crescent building in Gaza on May 17th.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation held, on Saturday, at its headquarters in the capital Mogadishu, a farewell ceremony for H.E. Mr. Qin Jian, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Federal Republic of Somalia, on the occasion of…

Brussels (Diplomat.so) - The Council today approved conclusions affirming the EU's commitment to give new impetus to its partnership with the Horn of Africa, and establishing a new strategy for the region.

Tehran (Diplomat.so) - Iran's foreign ministry said Monday it "strongly condemns" Iraq's raid on Tehran's consulate in Karbala over the killing of a prominent activist.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Balal Mohamed Cusman, received on Thursday at his office in the ministry in the capital Mogadishu, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mr.…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Balal Mohamed Cusman, on Saturday received at his office in the ministry in the capital Mogadishu the credentials of the new UNICEF representative to Somalia, Dr. Mohamed Ayoya.

Ankara ( DAILY SABAH + Diplomat.so) - Turkey and Egypt have made diplomatic-level contact after a yearslong hiatus that began with the disruption of relations in 2013, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced Friday.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Amb. Mohamed Ali-Nur Haji, received today in the capital Mogadishu a copy of the credentials of HE Ms. Kate Foster, the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of…

Addis Ababa (Diplomat.so)- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud Abubakar, met today in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat,…

Kampala (Diplomat.so)- The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mr. Ali Mohamed Mohamud Agabarur, presented his credentials to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, at an event held on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Kampala.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – The new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG), Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho, arrived in Mogadishu today to assume her duties with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

Washington (Diplomat.so) - Today's Senate confirmed of Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations reinforces President Biden's commitment to restore and expand American leadership on the global stage.

Rome (Diplomat.so) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy said in a statement that its ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luca Attanasio , was killed today in Goma.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Balal Mohamed Cusman, received today at his residence in the capital Mogadishu, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mr. Qin Jian, and discussed…