A Turkish Navy ship arrived at the Port of Mogadishu on Tuesday following the signing of a defense and economic agreement between Somalia and Türkiye in February this year.
The Kinaliada F514 docked at the port two months after the landmark agreement signed between the two countries, under which Türkiye agreed to provide maritime security support to Somalia.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and several ministers as well as Turkish ambassador to Somalia Alper Aktas attended the welcoming ceremony.
President Mohamud said during the ceremony that Türkiye has helped Somalia many times, calling it a “friendly and brotherly country,” and thanked it for the agreement for the protection of Somalia.
He said that thanks to the defense agreement, Somalia’s navy will become stronger.
Somali Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur told Anadolu that the defense agreement is a sign of the strong ties between the two countries.