Thursday May 23, 2024
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Ahmed, met with the Deputy
Special Representative of the Secretary-General at the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), Mr. Raisedon Zenenga, in Mogadishu on
Wednesday.
The Minister discussed the advancements achieved in security
and politics, as well as the collaboration between the Federal Government of
Somalia and the United Nations.
The meeting explored mechanisms and frameworks to establish
a joint technical committee from Somalia and the UN, which will work on the planned
transition process towards a UN country office.
This month, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres appointed James Christopher Swan as his acting special representative
for Somalia and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).
Swan will act as special representative "for a
temporary period following the departure of Catriona Laing of the United
Kingdom, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service in
UNSOM and Somalia at a challenging time," the UN said in a statement released
on Tuesday.