Somalia, Djibouti Defence Chiefs Hold Talks On Security Cooperation in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi held talks on Wednesday in Mogadishu with his Djiboutian counterpart, Hassan Omar Mohamed, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation in security and defence, officials said.

The Djiboutian defence minister arrived in the Somali capital to attend the 35th Ordinary Session of the Council of Defence and Security Ministers of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), a regional mechanism aimed at promoting peace and stability.