{"id":4399,"date":"2026-02-05T14:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/egypt-and-somalia-discuss-strengthening-strategic-partnership"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:57:11","slug":"egypt-and-somalia-discuss-strengthening-strategic-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/egypt-and-somalia-discuss-strengthening-strategic-partnership","title":{"rendered":"Egypt and Somalia Discuss Strengthening Strategic Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>Egypt\u2019s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, reaffirmed his country\u2019s firm support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Somalia, rejecting any attempt to create parallel entities outside internationally recognized legal frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry\u2019s spokesperson, Tamim Khalaf, Abdelatty condemned Israel\u2019s unilateral recognition of the \u201cindependence of Somaliland,\u201d describing it as a violation of international law that undermines Somalia\u2019s sovereignty and territorial unity and destabilizes the Horn of Africa. He warned that such escalation could threaten the security and stability of the region and the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>During his meeting with Somalia\u2019s Foreign Minister, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, the Egyptian minister stressed the importance of further strengthening the strategic partnership and bilateral cooperation across various sectors, particularly security, trade, infrastructure, electricity and renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and agro-food industries, in line with the aspirations of both peoples and shared interests. He also highlighted the need to boost trade exchanges, especially with the imminent opening of a Banque Misr branch in Mogadishu, which is expected to enhance economic partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Abdelatty further reaffirmed Egypt\u2019s support for international efforts aimed at achieving security, stability, and development in Somalia, emphasizing the importance of working with international partners to mobilize sufficient and sustainable funding for the African Union\u2019s support and stabilization mission in Somalia, enabling it to effectively carry out its mandate.<\/p>\n<p>In a related context, the two ministers exchanged views on ways to promote peace, security, and development across Africa and on preparations for the upcoming session of the African Union Peace and Security Council, to be held under Egypt\u2019s current presidency of the Council and dedicated to developments in Somalia. They agreed on the importance of continued coordination and consultation at both bilateral and multilateral levels, particularly ahead of the African Union summit scheduled for next week and in light of Somalia\u2019s membership in the UN Security Council, in order to advance the shared interests of the two countries and their friendly peoples.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. Egypt\u2019s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, reaffirmed his country\u2019s firm support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Somalia, rejecting any attempt to create parallel entities outside internationally recognized legal frameworks. According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry\u2019s spokesperson, Tamim Khalaf, Abdelatty condemned Israel\u2019s unilateral recognition of the \u201cindependence of Somaliland,\u201d describing it as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":4398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[120],"class_list":{"0":"post-4399","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-policy","8":"tag-africa"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Egypt and Somalia Discuss Strengthening Strategic Partnership - Africa Press English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press. 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