Tuesday January 16, 2018
Somalia said on Monday that it signed a raft of trade agreements with Turkey aimed at boosting an already thriving economic cooperation between the two countries.Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Ahmed Gulaid said he signed a cooperation protocol during the inaugural meeting of a Joint Economic Commission (JEC), noting that Mogadishu was open to foreign investment and ready to boost trade cooperation with all friendly countries."The agreements will also open Somali exports to Central Asian markets through the Turkish gateway as well as to contribute to the country's economic recovery and to generate employment for the Somali youth," Gulaid said in a statement issued in Mogadishu.