Hargeisa - The
Government of the Republic is to have new strategies in its engagement with the
USA government following the signing of a communications contract with Mercury
Public Affair LLC.
The
Somaliland minister for foreign affairs, Mohamed BehiYonis, has just signed a
contract with New York public relations company Mercury Public Affair LLC for
it to lobby with the American government to recognize the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Somaliland.
The
Ministry of Presidential Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland signed a
lobbying and communications contract with Glover Park Group but Mercury Public
Affairs is expected to replace the Glover Company. The new company will start
its work in 2014 according to Somaliland Foreign Ministry Director General Hon.
Mohamed Hassan Said.
Mercury
will work on government relations and public relations services on behalf of
Somaliland.
The DG
said that Mercury worked with former US president the likes of Bill Clinton and
the current US president Obama.
He
added that the company will work with Somaliland on the cause and lobby of the
recognition.
The
contract is due to last for one year and is expected to begin in 2014.
Once
asked about the price tag of the contract said that it is a bit cheaper than
the previous contract that the government signed with Glover Park Group which
was estimated to be around 22, 500 dollars per month.
To learn about Mercury
visit http://www.mercurypublicaffairs.com
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