Algiers (Sahan Post): \u2013 Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his Algerian counterpart, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, witnessed the signing of several key cooperation agreements between the foreign ministers of both nations.<\/p>\n
The agreements cover a wide range of sectors, including livestock export, agricultural development, education, oil and natural gas exploration, and facilitation of travel. Notably, Somali diplomatic passport holders will now be granted visas upon arrival in Algeria.<\/p>\n
These agreements mark the beginning of a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening ties between the two brotherly nations and benefiting the peoples of Somalia and Algeria.<\/p>\n
President Hassan Sheikh expressed his gratitude to President Tebboune and the people of Algeria for their warm hospitality and spirit of solidarity, acknowledging Algeria\u2019s long-standing role in defending African interests and supporting friendly nations.<\/p>\n
The Somali leader also thanked President Tebboune for offering 500 scholarships to Somali students, particularly in critical fields such as agriculture, fisheries, and petroleum studies\u2014areas vital to Somalia\u2019s national development.<\/p>\n
Finally, President Hassan Sheikh praised President Tebboune\u2019s leadership in establishing the \u201cAfrican Cooperation and Solidarity Fund,\u201d describing it as a visionary initiative that promotes unity and progress across the continent. He reaffirmed Somalia\u2019s aspiration to actively participate in and benefit from this fund.<\/p>\n