By Goth Mohamed Goth

The President of the Republic of Somaliland, HE Muse Bihi Abdi, today received at the Presidential Palace a high-level delegation led by the head of Forum on China- Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Ambassador Zhou Yuxiao who is currently visiting Somaliland.

First of all, the President of the Republic of Somaliland, Mr. Muse Bihi Abdi briefed the delegation on the progress made in the Republic of Somaliland in collaboration with the people and the government, which has led the international community to pay attention and dare to invest in various natural resources in the country.

He told the delegation that the country was an example of the Horn of Africa, in terms of the democratic progress it has made over the past twenty-nine years in terms of multifaceted changes, in terms of elections, party system, and system and the transition of country’s leadership.

The delegation discussed with the President how to strengthen the long-standing trade and social cooperation between the two countries.

Finally, it was agreed that the two countries should have a good relationship based on mutual respect and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, and development.

The President was flanked by the Vice President of Somaliland, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Finance Development, Minerals and Energy, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the Somaliland Representative to China.