Chinese-Somali Relations and Cooperation

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This thread is dedicated to the Chinese-Somali relations and cooperation.

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SOMALI FM TO VISIT CHINA TO SEEK COOPERATION

August 20, 2013

fosiaMOGADISHU(Xinhua) — Somali Foreign Minister Fawzia Yusuf on Monday headed a government delegation to China for an official visit, the first to the East Asian country by a senior official of the current administration of the Horn of Africa nation.

 

Yusuf, who is also deputy prime minister, was accompanied in the trip to the Chinese capital Beijing by State Minister for the Interior and National Security Mahdi Mohamoud Ali, Deputy Minister for Reconstruction Nadiifa Mohamed Osman and other high-ranking officials, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.

 

“The delegation will meet various Chinese government officials on ways of further strengthening the bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries,” the statement said.

 

While taking tentative steps to recover from two decades of conflict, Somalia has been working to improve relations with the outside world.

 

Diplomatic relations between Somalia and China have a long history. In 2006, Somalia’s then president Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed visited China and revived the bilateral ties after years of hiatus due to the raging conflict in the country.

 

 

 

As the situation has gradually improved, trade between the two nations has seen an increase to broaden prospects for economic cooperation in the future.

 

Before the civil war broke out in Somalia, China implemented various development projects including a national sports stadium, a theater in the capital Mogadishu and hundreds of km of roads throughout the country.

 

Officials say the current visit will pave the way for development projects to be built by Chinese companies and the direct investment in the Somali economy.

 

Source: Xinhua

[Carafaat]

Somaliland: Government Window Shopping Construction Machinery in China

http://somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/government/3595-somaliland-government-window-shopping-construction-machinery-in-china-

 

Somalilandsun – The administration's plans to expand the road network in the country is necessitating the acquisition of state owned machinery thus the dispatch of an assessment team to China.

The 3 member team composed of the Somaliland Road authority-SRA Manager Prof Hasan Ali Osman, Chairman of the National Tender board-NTB Aden Abdilahi Nugaal and Personal Secretary to the presidency minister Sharmarke Ahmed Muhumed who have been in China for over a fortnight have so far visited several companies with a view to comparing prices and quality of desired road construction machinery.

Yes this is itYes this is itSince the administration of president Silanyo came to power the road network in all parts of the country have seen an improvement either through rehabilitation or new construction as per the campaign pledges made during the 2010 presidential election campaigns.

 

With the acquisition of an assortment of machinery mostly Caterpillars, rollers and tipper trucks among others the government shall be in a better position to expand the road network at a faster and broader scope in view that all current works are undertaken by private contractors.

 

More photographs of the teams visit in china HERE

 

 

 

 

 

[Dr_Osman]

This is nonsense you won't be building any roads, it's a copy on puntland road policies. Adeer just wait 15 months for the bulal cement plant to open in puntland and you will buy your construction materials from Bosaso.

[Mad_Mullah]

Saxib if people type in Somalia online it will take them to Jubbaland/Somaliland/Puntland - stop with the hating.

 

I DO HOPE that the Xamaris can protect the Chinese - imagine Shabab attacks them and they leave Somalia again1