MOGADISHU, Somalia — The President of Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has held talks with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Sunday at the Amiri Diwan in the capital Doha.
President Farmajo and Emir Al-Thani discussed on bilateral relations and ways to improve their cooperation.
Mr. Farmajo thanked Qatari government and its people for their unfaltering solidarity with Somalia in strategic social-economic areas.
Qatar has been maintaining close ties with Farmajo for the past five years, as the Gulf nation pumped millions of US dollars in the country to back his re-election this year, sources said.
Doha is battling against the United Arab Emirates over the influence in Somalia and this has put the country’s sovereignty at risk due to the massive foreign interference which is crippling the state-building efforts.
