Turkish President Erdogan meets with Somali counterpart Mohamud in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Istanbul on Thursday, according to official sources.

Erdogan welcomed Mohamud with an official ceremony at the Dolmabahce Office before the two leaders introduced their delegations and proceeded to closed-door talks.

The meeting was also attended by Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, National Intelligence Organization chief Ibrahim Kalin, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, and chief foreign policy and security adviser Akif Cagatay Kilic.

No further details about the meeting have been provided.