Somalia, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on military cooperation

The MOU comes as Somalia seeks regional support against Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland.

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Somalia has signed a “military cooperation” agreement with Saudi Arabia, weeks after inking a similar deal with Qatar, as Mogadishu seeks regional support against Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland.

The memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday between Somali Minister of Defence Ahmed Moallim Fiqi and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, in Riyadh.

Somalia, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on military cooperation

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