Iran Ready to Provide Technical, Professional Training to Somalia

FARS News Agency
Monday, November 24, 2014

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Somali Parliament Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari voiced Tehran's readiness to provide technical and professional assistance to the Somali government.

"Iran can help Somalia in technical and professional training," Larijani said during the meeting on the sidelines of his visit to Djibouti on Saturday.

The Iranian parliament speaker reiterated that Iran is considering long-term relations with the Somali government.

Larijani pointed to the presence of Iranian warships in the high seas, and said, "Iran is ready to cooperate with Somalia to fight international pirates in the region."

The Somali parliament speaker, for his part, pointed to the status quo of Somalia-Iran relations, and said, "I invite you (Iranian parliament speaker) to visit Somalia in a bid to strengthen the historical bonds between the two countries as well as economic and political relations."

Larijani visited Djibouti in the Horn of Africa at the official invitation of his Djiboutian counterpart and attended the inaugural ceremony of the new building of the Djibouti Parliament.

Iran is an observing member of the African Union (AU) and has shown an active presence in previous AU summit meetings.

The country is considered as one of the AU's strategic partners along with India, Japan, China, several South American states and Turkey, while Tehran is also believed to be prioritizing promotion of its economic and political ties with the African states.

(Source: FARS News Agency)

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