President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has received the diplomatic credentials from two new ambassadors to the country. The ambassadors are Rahul Chabbra of India and Nigeria’s Vincent Omeokachie. The diplomats separately delivered letters from the leaders of their respective states to the Somali President.
In his letter via the Indian ambassador, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the Somali government and its people for the warm welcome and growing bilateral ties between the two countries. On his part, President Farmaajo, who received greetings from his Nigerian counterpart, Mohammadu Buhari, thanked the west African state for supporting the peacekeeping mission in Somalia particularly under the African Union’s Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) police sector, which trains the Somali Police Force.
The Somali leader pledged to strengthen the diplomatic ties between India and Nigeria. The two diplomats are part of the growing diplomatic interest in Somalia as the country experiences relative peace.