Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoshimasa Hayashi, on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Tunis on Saturday.
Hamza and Hayashi discussed strengthening relations and cooperation between Somalia and Japan.
Minister Hayashi said that his government is ready to strengthen trade, security and political relations – adding that they will contribute to development programs for the Somali people.
The Prime Minister also met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Djibouti, Mr. Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, at the forum of the Tunis conference.
According to the Office of the Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre and his Djiboutian counterpart discussed strengthening traditional fraternal relations. He thanked the Djiboutian government and the people for supporting the Somali people.
