Tuesday December 17, 2019
GENEVA (HOL)- Somali Prime Minister Hassan Khaire held talks with Turkish president Recep Erdogan focusing on economic and trade cooperation between the two countries in the sideline of the ongoing World Refugee Forum in Geneva.
According to a statement from the PM’s office, the two leaders explored ways of strengthening bilateral relations.Turkey has established itself in the last few years as a strategic and close ally of Somalia with investments in aviation, health and roads infrastructure in the last six years.
The contributions made at the Forum are expected to include financial, technical, and material assistance; legal and policy changes to enable greater inclusion of refugees in society; resettlement places, and the safe return for refugees as part of solutions.
The three days of discussions, special events, and high-level dialogues in Geneva will focus on six key areas: arrangements for burden and responsibility sharing; education; jobs and livelihoods; energy and infrastructure; solutions; and protection capacity.
There will be many opportunities for sharing a number of initiatives and good practices demonstrating how the Global Compact on Refugees can make a difference.