Prime Minister Roble skips Somali and Turkish celebrations amid allegations with Farmaajo
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, who is also the coordinator of government functions, skipped dinner for outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Thursday evening tomark the 10th anniversary of Somali-Turkish cooperation.
It was activated in 2011 when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan first visited Somalia as PrimeMinister. Since then, Ankara and Mogadishu have beencelebrating the day to strengthen their relationship. Relations with Farmaajo While the country prepares to hold general elections, Roble often downplayed the consequences with his boss.
Last week, Farmaajo was very unhappy with Roble’s trip to Kenya, which was followed by another trip to Egypt.Hedid not meet the presidentpublicly, butturned his attention to preparations for the elections.
The prime minister was unanimously elected to lead the country’s elections as several stakeholders denounced the alleged prejudice of Farmaajo and his team. At that event, Roble’s absence was not even defended by his deputy Mahdi Gulaid.
The Turkish ambassador to Somalia, Mehmet Yilmaz, promised smooth cooperation with the country in the Horn of Africa. in 2011. We appreciate the responsibility and willingness of the Federal Government of Somalia for this precious event, “he said.
As we all know, the Alhamdulillah cooperation between Turkey and Somalia has always been following the visit of President Erdogan for the past decade Reaching new heights and developing into excellent cooperation on bilateral and multilateral platforms, “he added.
Farmaajo, for his part, commended Turkey for its continued support, particularly in the areas of humanitarian affairs, trade, security and cultural exchanges. Turkey played a key role in the Training of Special Forces involved in Somalia, particularly GorGor Forces and Haramcad Police.
“Today, our strong diplomatic ties have created new opportunities for cooperation and partnership in all areas of common concern, including trade, security, humanitarian affairs and Ku lturaexchange, “said the outgoing President.Despite the good cooperation, there have been complaints from the opposition that Ankara is sending weapons to Somalia that the security forces use against innocent civilians. The claims were previously denied by Somalia.
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