1- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Istanbul.
2- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is participating in the International Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey.
3- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Logistics and Communications Command of the Somali National Army.
4- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud participated in the celebration of the 66th anniversary of the formation of the Somali National Army, observed on April 12.
5- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud participated in welcoming the M/V Cagri Bay vessel, which recently began oil exploration in Somalia.
6- The Speaker of the Somali House of the People Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur has chaired an extraordinary meeting of the Permanent Committee at the Villa Hargeisa complex in Mogadishu.
7- The Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur, congratulated the Somali National Army on the 66th anniversary since its founding.
8- Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met in Mogadishu with some Puntland traditional elders who are visiting the capital to strengthen social and governmental ties.
9- The Somali Cabinet approved the appointment of Nur Mukhamed Sheikh to the rank of Ambassador.
10- The Somali Cabinet approved the appointment of the new Director General of the Migration and Citizenship Agency, Mr. Hussein Qassim Yusuf.
11- Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre planted a tree at the Prime Minister’s Office Headquarters, as part of the country’s national tree-planting week led by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.
12- Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre participated in a ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary since the founding of the Somali National Army, held at Villa Baydhabo.
13- The 2nd Deputy Speaker of the Federal Parliament, Mr. Abdullahi Omer Abshirow, participated in the Istanbul, Turkey meeting of the Africa and Arab Political Groups within the IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union).
14- Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned Israel’s violation of appointing a diplomatic representative to the northern regions of Somalia.
15- Somalia’s Minister of Finance, Bihi Iman Ige, chaired the 28th meeting of the Finance Ministers of the Greater Horn of Africa Initiative, while Washington DC hosts the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank.
16- Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdisaman Abdi Ali, met with China’s Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Hu Changchun.
17- Somalia’s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Da’ud Aweis Jama, sent congratulations to Somali artists on the occasion of April 15, World Art Day.
18- The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism H.E. Daud Aweis Jama, met with the Acting U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, Daniel Davis, to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation.
19- The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, H.E. Daud Aweis Jama, accompanied by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Bashir Mohamed Jama, held a tree-planting event at the Information Ministry as part of the National Somali Tree-Planting Week.
20- Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights, Mrs. Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhsumi, formally submitted the official document African Convention on the Rights and Welfare of Children, which Somalia had previously ratified.
21- Somali National Army and Jubbaland Security Forces killed 17 Al-Shabab terrorists after a large-scale operation in the Lower and Middle Jubba regions.
22- The Commander of the Somali Army Land Forces, Brig. Gen. Sahal Abdullah Omar, accompanied by other officers, conducted a field visit to encourage the heroes of the forces in Lower Shabelle Region.
23- Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Abdirahman Yusuf Omar, participated in a meeting showcasing the Somalia National Pavilion program.
24- The Audit General Office and the Turkish Court of Accounts jointly opened in Ankara a training workshop on compliance with the law.
25- A group of Cabinet Ministers from the Federal Government of Somalia held a separate meeting with international diplomats working on Somalia.
26- The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Azerbaijan, Mr. Abdinur Dahir Fidow, has officially presented his credentials to the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev.
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