Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Meets Qatar's Ambassador
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HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia, Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi.
The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation relations.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar.
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