Source: The Libya Observer, Libya, Somalia sign memorandum of cooperation between Tripoli and Mogadishu municipalities
The Libya Observer
by Abdulkader Assad
Tuesday February 25, 2025
The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, witnessed on Monday the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the municipalities of Tripoli and Mogadishu to support partnership in the areas of local administration and urban development.
A number of other memoranda were also signed, including mutual exemption from entry visas for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports, in addition to an agreement for political consultation between the two foreign ministries to enhance diplomatic coordination on issues of common interest, according to Hakomitna media platform.
The two sides agreed to form a joint high-level committee to review previous agreements, discuss Libyan investments in Somalia, and enhance economic and development cooperation. They stressed the importance of joint coordination on regional issues, especially in the Horn of Africa region, in light of the role that Somalia will play after its election to the UN Security Council to contribute to supporting regional stability and security and enhancing cooperation.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud arrived in the capital, Tripoli, on Sunday evening, at the head of a high-level delegation on an official visit to Libya, according. The Somali President and his accompanying delegation were received at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli by the Acting Foreign Minister, Taher Al-Baour.