- Title: Turkish Navy ship docks in Mogadishu port under defense deal
- Date: 24th April 2024
- Summary: SHOTLIST: MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (APRIL 23, 2024) (AAVN - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS SHOTS OF TURKISH NAVY SHIP ARRIVED AT PORT OF MOGADISHU 2. VARIOUS SHOTS OF WELCOMING CEREMONY 3. TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO SOMALIA, ALPER AKTAS SPEAKING (Turkish) TO PRESS 4.PRESIDENT OF SOMALIA, HASSAN SHEIKH MOHAMUD SPEAKING (Arabic) TO PRESS AAVN SCRIPT: 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.
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