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Source: Hiiraan Online, Saturday July 16, 2022
Nairobi (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta signed an eleven-point agreement following bilateral talks at State House in Nairobi on Friday.
The two Presidents agreed to strengthen security, economic and political cooperation and to remove the barriers to immigration.
advertisementsAccording to the communique issued by the two governments, the leaders agreed on the resumption of the direct flights of Kenyan Airways between Mogadishu and Nairobi, the fish products of the Somalia Business Community to be allowed access to the Kenyan market and the resumption of Khat (Miraa) trade between Kenya and Somalia.
Mohamud and Kenyatta also agreed that borders between the two countries open and visas for diplomatic passport holders from both countries be issued on arrival, while Visa applications for other categories of passports be processed within 24 hours.
The communique added that the Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) between the two countries would convene in Mogadishu in August 2022.
Somalia, Kenya Presidents agreed to normalize bilateral relations and trade
Saturday July 16, 2022
Nairobi (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta signed an eleven-point agreement following bilateral talks at State House in Nairobi on Friday.
The two Presidents agreed to strengthen security, economic and political cooperation and to remove the barriers to immigration.
advertisementsAccording to the communique issued by the two governments, the leaders agreed on the resumption of the direct flights of Kenyan Airways between Mogadishu and Nairobi, the fish products of the Somalia Business Community to be allowed access to the Kenyan market and the resumption of Khat (Miraa) trade between Kenya and Somalia.
Mohamud and Kenyatta also agreed that borders between the two countries open and visas for diplomatic passport holders from both countries be issued on arrival, while Visa applications for other categories of passports be processed within 24 hours.
The communique added that the Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) between the two countries would convene in Mogadishu in August 2022.