For an official visit the new President of Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this morning.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has welcomed him at Bole International Airport. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will be in Ethiopia for a two-day official working visit.
The two leaders and their delegations held bilateral discussions at the Office of the Prime Minister during which the two leaders expressed the will and commitment to further strengthen relations between Ethiopia and Somalia, particularly focused on enabling a stable Horn Region, according to the information from the Office of Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
“President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expressed appreciation to Ethiopia for the sacrifices made to enable a better Somalia and highlighted the importance of collaboration to address common challenges faced by the two countries,” the statement said.
“Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his part affirmed Ethiopia’s readiness to work at various levels with the new administration of the Federal Republic of Somalia, with particular emphasis to economic growth. He further reiterated that Ethiopia desires a stronger and stable Somalia which is useful for Ethiopia.”
The Republic of Somalia was the official name of Somalia after independence on July 1, 1960, following the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) and the State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland).
Welcome to the Land of Origins President @HassanSMohamud. #Ethiopia welcomes you warmly on your two day working visit. pic.twitter.com/KolJojLjsi
— Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 (@AbiyAhmedAli) September 28, 2022
A government was formed by Abdullahi Issa Mohamud and Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal and other members of the trusteeship and protectorate administrations, with Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf as President of the Somali National Assembly and Aden Abdullah Osman Daar as President of the Somali Republic. On 22 July 1960, Daar appointed Abdirashid Ali Shermarke as Prime Minister.
On 20 July 1961 and through a popular referendum, the people of Somalia ratified a new constitution, which was first drafted in 1960. The administration lasted until 1969, when the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) seized power in a bloodless putsch and renamed the country the Somali Democratic Republic.