The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abshir Omar Jama Huruuse, who is on a working trip to Serbia, had a special meeting with the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Serbia, Rade Basta.
The meeting was focused on the relationship between the two countries and Friendship such as Political, Economic and Business integration.
During the meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia praised the Somali people for business activity and job creation. Modern method of collecting taxes known as (E-Government).
Foreign Minister XFS Abshir Omar Huruuse said that they will benefit from the Serbian government’s experience in economic creation, and the two countries will cooperate in economic development.
The two sides agreed to exchange economic experts from the two countries who will go to the cities of Mogadishu and Belgrade.
Serbia’s Role in Somalia AID
Serbia is currently playing a significant in the supporting the Somali government tackle the drought affected areas. Somali Embassy in Serbia thanked the Serbian Government in its involvement on helping the Somali people in time of drought crises. saying on twitter post.
” We are highly appreciative of the valuable support of the Government of the Republic of Serbia in its humanitarian assistance to drought affected areas in Somalia. We hope for the continuation of cooperation between our two countries on different levels. “
“The Federal Government of Somalia is highly appreciate the valuable support from the Government of the Republic of Serbia regarding humanitarian aid donations to drought affected areas in Somalia.” Said the Somali Embassy in Serbia on another tweet.
Somalia’s Foreign Affairs Policy
In recent years, Somalia has taken several steps to strengthen its strong ties with other countries. Somali is currently recovering from long wars and droughts that were holding the country back.
The new government is trying to step up with the help of its allies. On 10 September 2022, the Foreign Minister had a similar meeting with Ambassador Fei Shengchao in China to strengthen the relations between the two countries.