Somalia: Somali Official Calls for Strengthened Ties With China

Mogadishu — The Federal Parliament of Somalia is set to benefit through experience sharing and cooperation with its Chinese counterpart, the Somali parliament speaker, Mohamed Osman Jawari, and Chinese ambassador to Somalia Wei Hongtian said Monday.

Speaking during a meeting between the two officials, Jawari hailed the visit by the Chinese ambassador as a great leap in building cordial relations between the two countries, noting that Somalia and China had long enjoyed close diplomatic ties since Somalia gained its independence in 1961.

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