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UN and Saudi Arabia Ready to Support Somalia’s National Priorities

The United Nations is ready to work closely with Saudi Arabia to support Somalia’s pursuit of national priorities.

This emerged on Wednesday during a meeting between James Swan and Ahmed Al-Mawlid.

Swan, the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of the UN, met with Al-Mawlid.

Al-Mawlid is the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Somalia.

During their meeting, Swan and Al-Mawlid spoke about regional issues as well as UN-Saudi Arabia partnership to enable Somalia to achieve its national priorities.

Specifically, their focus will be on security transition and the state-building agenda.