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President Erdogan (holding the microphone) at the opening ceremony of the new Turkish Embassy Compound in Mogadishu. Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to his right, Photo credit: Somalia’s state news agency SONNA
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the new Turkish Embassy Compound in Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia, the last leg of his East Africa tour, which also took him to Kenya and Uganda, cihan.com.tr reported.
Delivering a speech at the opening ceremony, president Erdogan said the embassy compound, built on an 80-decare land and overlooking the Indian Ocean and standing next to the Abdulaziz Mosque built by the Ottoman Empire 10 centuries ago, is the largest Turkish embassy in the world.
“13 years ago, Turkey had embassies in 12 countries in Africa. Today, we have 39 embassies,” the president said, adding that Turkey aims to open embassies in all 54 African countries.
Mr Erdogan stated that one of the meeting halls in the embassy compound was named after Police Officer Sinan Yılmaz, who was martyred in an attack in Somalia in July 2013. Noting that the Kızılay Medical Vocational High School project in Somalia is almost finished,
President Erdogan said 600 students will begin to study at the school in September.
“We are also building a military training center here on an 400-decare land and it is our biggest wish that we be here in Mogadishu during its opening ceremony,” the president said.
Turkey has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to war-ravaged Somalia since 2011, according to Turkish officials. Last week, the Turkish Cabinet approved $24 million in budgetary support to Somalia for this year, according to Voice of America.
Following the speeches, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud inaugurated the embassy compound.
Also attending the opening ceremony were First Lady Emine Erdoğan, along with the deputy prime minister, foreign minister and economy minister of Turkey.
See the full story here: https://www.cihan.com.tr/en/president-erdogan-somalia-embassy-open-2087572.htm
News sources: www.cihan.com.tr, Voice of America
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