His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met the outgoing ambassador of Somalia to Qatar Omar Sheikh Ali Idris at the Emiri Diwan yesterday.

HE the Director of the Department of International Cooperation of the Foreign Ministry Ambassador Tariq bin Ali Al Ansari, met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Head of the UN Mission in Somalia at the UN headquarters in Mogadishu, Michael Keating.

The State of Qatar has praised the peaceful transition of power in Somalia after the presidential elections held in February 2017, expressing hope that such a transition would be a forward step towards stabilizing Somalia, providing security, sustainable development and achieving national reconciliation in addition to tackling the many challenges and difficulties it faces, foremost of which are terrorism, difficult economic conditions and drought.

HE Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met today with HE Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Ali Khayre, on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly.

The State of Qatar has strongly condemned the suicide bombing on a mosque in central Mogadishu, which killed one soldier.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met with HE Somalia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Abdulkadir Ahmed-Kheir, on the sidelines of the 44th Session of the OIC Foreign Ministers being held in Abidjan.

HE Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Ali Khayre, met here today with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, HE Sultan bin Saad al Muraikhi, who is currently visiting Somalia.

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met at the Emiri Diwan Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo

HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani described the talks held here today between HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and HE President of the Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo as 'successful' and 'fruitful.'

HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met with HE Somali Foreign Minister Yussef Jarad Omar Ahmed.