Kenya has sent a delegation is in Mogadishu, Somalia on a mission to explore investment opportunities and boost bilateral ties between the two countries. The team which is led by Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Ambassador Macharia Kamau was received by Somalia envoy Mohamed Ali Nur.
The PS said that Kenya is looking at trade and business opportunities in the Horn of Africa nation that is increasingly attracting foreign investment. The talks focused on regional cooperation, business among other issues.
“Great opportunities for bilateral and regional cooperation and trade exist between Kenya and Somalia. As Somalia makes significant progress in business, economic, and social development. Security and other historical challenges, though real, must not be allowed to stand in our way” said Amb Kamau.
The political and security situation in Somalia has also played a role in escalating the diplomatic row between the two countries and the visit by the Kenyan officials is an indication that peace efforts by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somali counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo are finally bearing fruit.
The two countries which have been locked in a long-running dispute over sovereignty of an area in the Indian Ocean in March agreed to appoint joint committees to resolve border tensions.
Both countries claim the area – thought to contain large deposits of oil and gas.
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