Somali Minister of Defence Abdihakim Haji Mohamud Fiqi and his Italian counterpart Mario Mauro signed an agreement Wednesday (September 18th) under which Italy will assist in training and equipping Somali armed forces, Somalia's RBC Radio reported.
Fiqi and Mauro signed the agreement during Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's two-day visit to Rome. The defence partnership is the first bilateral agreement between Italy and Somalia since the collapse of the central government in 1991.
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta promised his government's support for Somalia, suggesting to host a mini-summit for Somalia during the United Nations General Assembly this year in New York.
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