A presidential candidate in next year’s elections in Somalia met the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Moscow.
Hassan Ali Khaire, the immediate former Prime Minister in the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), met Sergey Lavrov in Moscow late last week.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed details of the meeting on social media.
Ex-Prime Minister Khaire later confirmed that the meeting indeed took place.
It is believed that the meeting is part of Khaire’s ongoing charm offensive to attract international support for his presidential bid.
He confirmed his candidature for the February 2021 presidential elections a few weeks after the House of Representatives voted him out of office in late July 2020.