By M.A. Egge
The President of the Republic of Somaliland H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi, received on Monday at the Presidential Palace a French delegation led by the France Ambassador to Kenya Amb. Arnaud Suquet.
The discussions in the itinerary were mainly on the strengthening of the relationship between the two countries, the Republic of Somaliland and the French Government, and the support of the French Government in projects in the areas of health development, preservation of historical sites, culture and livestock development.
The meeting also pondered on the issues of Somaliland’s pending elections, and the general safety and security of the Horn of Africa region.
The President of Somaliland was accompanied at the meeting by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Dr Isse Keyd Mohamud, Finance Development Hon. Dr Saad Ali Shire, Privacy and National Development, Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Diriye (Toorno), the Special Envoy of the President in charge of negotiations Adna Aden Ismail and the Ambassador of the Republic of Somaliland to France Amb. Abdirahman Yasin.
The French delegation consisted of Mathieu Bruchon, the head of the regional economic service for East Africa and the Indian Ocean, the political advisor of the French Embassy Lucile Carrez and Mohamed Sahardid Raage, who is an adviser on business affairs.