As part of ongoing efforts to enhance bilateral defence cooperation, Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, held a high-level meeting with the UK Director General for Africa & the Americas, Harriet Mathews of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
The meeting was also attended by the British Ambassador to Somalia, Michael Nithavrianakis.
The discussions focused on strengthening the strategic defence partnership between Somalia and the United Kingdom, particularly in the areas of military training, capacity building, counterterrorism, and support for Somalia’s security sector reform.
This engagement underscores the UK’s continued commitment to supporting Somalia’s stability and the professionalisation of its national defence institutions.