President Hassan Sheikh Meets With President Obama (Pictures)

[Somalia]

 

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama met Somalia's new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday, as Washington recognized the African nation's government for the first time since 1991.

 

Obama dropped by a meeting between Mohamud and US Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough at the White House, before the Somali leader headed across town to see Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a White House statement said.

 

"The president congratulated (Mohamud) on his election last September and the establishment of the first permanent, representative government in Somalia in two decades," the statement said.

 

"The president noted the impressive security and political gains over the past year in Somalia.

 

"He acknowledged the many challenges facing Somalia but expressed optimism about Somalia's future," said the statement, accompanied by a photograph of the leaders meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

 

Somalia has not had an effective central government since 1991. But a new administration took office last year, ending eight years of transitional rule by a corruption-riddled government.

 

The US move turned the page on a dark chapter that in 1993 saw Americans anguished by scenes of US soldiers being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu by a mob after Somali militants shot down two Black Hawk helicopters. Eighteen Americans died and 80 were wounded.

[STOIC]

Great..Look him in the eye warya...Americans will only interpret your body language as an attentive person..

[walaalkis]

One has to image the outcome of all these meeting .

[oba hiloowlow]

good stuff

[Macallinka]

Wonderful

[uchi]

Great work~ Keep it up.

[Love Somalia]

The irony is that in '93 when the US came to Somalia with more or less the same intentions as in the last few years, certain groups raised arms and fought the Americans in the streets of Xamar. A pointless battle in which over a thousand Somali's died as opposed to the eighteen US soldiers who were killed.

 

Here we are exactly 10 years later, and folks are celebrating the 'honour' of President Hassan being met by President Obama in the Roosevelt room.

 

Talk about confused.

[Daqane]

Wonderfull.

[Coofle]

its a crime...How could they sit infornt of each other, president to president , country to country,,,,its the US and Somalia!

[uchi]

Love Somalia;909404 wrote:

The irony is that in '93 when the US came to Somalia with more or less the same intentions as in the last few years, certain groups raised arms and fought the Americans in the streets of Xamar. A pointless battle in which over a thousand Somali's died as opposed to the eighteen US soldiers who were killed.

 

Here we are exactly 10 years later, and folks are celebrating the 'honour' of President Hassan being met by President Obama in the Roosevelt room.

 

Talk about confused.

What are you saying? The Somali president was one of those skinnies?

 

From what i see in that picture, there is only one skinny.

[Malika]

Stoic - his body language which is leaning toward his subject is saying - take me serious, what am saying to you is important, listen to me .... And all eyes at him attentively listening..

 

Great.

[xiinfaniin]

This is very important step for Somalia. The important step for Somalia is the recognition of US of Somalia as a legitimate government and the high level reception Somalia's dignitaries received.

[Homunculus]

I really don't get this president, he is either playing a three dimensional chess board while everyone else is still playing checkers or he is bumbling ***** but things work for him like Mr. Magoo.

[Mooge]

Homunculus;909510 wrote:

I really don't get this president, he is either playing a three dimensional chess board while everyone else is still playing checkers or he is bumbling ***** but things work for him like Mr. Magoo.

lool. he is riding the wave and the progress that brought him to power. the meeting with Obama was ready and would come within weeks of somalia moving out of the transition if it was a competent president. he was sleeping trying to stop Jubbaland and flying all these months to accomplish nothing.

[Abwaan]

:DMooge mar dhow wuxuu dhihi rabaa Rooxaan ay maamulladii hore ka tageen baa madaxtooyada hoosteeda deggan oo dowladdan hagta. Malaha adna safiir wareega ayaad Rooxaantaas u tahay Mooge. Ragga libtooda waa loo oggolaadaa.....What was your famous celebration word? "Hoo Bariiska":D