MOFA announces Somaliland ministerial delegation’s Taiwan visit

2022/02/09

The upcoming visit to Taiwan by a ministerial delegation from Somaliland is sincerely welcomed by the government and people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Feb. 7.
 
Led by Essa Kayd Mohamoud, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, the group comprises Saad Ali Shire, minister of finance development; Omar Ali Abdilahi, minister of planning and national development; and Saeed Sulub Mohamed, minister of livestock and fisheries development.
 
During the delegation’s Feb. 8 to 12 visit, members will receive an audience with President Tsai Ing-wen and meet with Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Economic Minister Wang Mei-hua and Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung, as well as Coast Guard Administration Director-General Chou Mei-wu and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) President Huang Chi-fang.
 
According to the MOFA, the group will also attend a banquet hosted by Wu and call on the country’s foremost foreign aid organization International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) and state-run petroleum supplier CPC Corporation, Taiwan to discuss future cooperative projects.
 
Located in the Horn of Africa, Somaliland enjoys a close friendship and many years of mutually beneficial collaboration with Taiwan. Both sides share the universal values of freedom, democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law, the ministry added.
 
Since the opening of respective representative offices in 2020, the MOFA said, the two sides have successfully collaborated in projects spanning agriculture, education, health care, resources development and trade.


Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)