Somalia: U.S. 'To Recognize' Somalia Federal Government

17 January 2013

Mogadishu — The U.S. federal government is set to recognize the new government of the Federal Republic of Somalia, marking the first time a U.S. administration has recognized a national government in Somalia since the ear ly 1990s, Garowe Online reports.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud leading a federal government delegation including Foreign Minister Fosia Yusuf Haji Aden and Information Minister Abdullahi Ilmoge has been in Washington, D.C., this week for meetings with officials from the U.S. State Department and U.S. Congress.

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