MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) — Somalia’s cabinet has approved Somalia-Turkey agreement to explore for oil and gas, a move that strengthen the cooperation between the two countries.
The deal is to promote the development of bilateral, scientific, technical, and commercial cooperation between Turkey and Somalia in developing the oil and gas of Somalia.
During a meeting chaired by Prime Minister, Hamse Abdi Barre, the cabinet okayed the deal which includes the exploration, exploitation, development and production of oil on “Somalia’s onshore and offshore blocks.”
Turkey has become a close ally of the Somali government. It has built schools, hospitals and infrastructure and provided scholarships for Somalis to study in Turkey.
In 2017, Turkey opened its biggest overseas military base in Mogadishu. Turkey also provides training to Somali military and police.
In February, Turkey signed a defence and economic cooperation agreement with Somalia and will provide maritime security support to help the African country defend its territorial waters.
