The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E Abshir Omar Jama, on Sunday held a meeting with a high-level delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at his office in Mogadishu.
The delegation led by Ambassador Yousef Aldobeay, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, the meeting covered several critical humanitarian issues affecting Somalia.
The discussion focused on the impact of drought on Somali farmers, the Somali government’s efforts to complete debt relief, lifting the 32-year-old arms embargo, and the OIC’s full support for Somalia’s bid to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
“We had a fruitful discussion on key humanitarian issues, including drought’s impact on Somali farmers, debt relief, lifting arms embargo & OIC’s full support for Somalia’s UN Security Council bid.” Somali Foreign Affairs Minister, Abshir Omar Jama (posted on Facebook)
Overall, the meeting was productive, and both sides agreed to continue working together to achieve positive outcomes for Somalia and its people.
Source: Somali National News Agtency