🇸🇴🇹🇷 Somalia approves major defence deal with Turkey

Parliament in Somalia has approved a major defence and economic agreement with Turkey.

Under the ten-year deal, Turkey will build, train and equip the Somali navy and reportedly defend its territorial waters..

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre described the defense and economic deal with Turkey as "a historic day for the country," after the council of ministers approved it.

"Somalia will have a true ally, a friend, and a brother in the international arena," he said.

Prime Minister Hamza Abdi said the deal eliminates - in his words - fears of terrorism, piracy, illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste.

It comes as Ethiopia signed a controversial agreement with the self-declared republic of Somaliland.

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