Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Attends Somaliland President-Elect Abdullahi’s Inauguration

Hargeysa(Mogadishu24)-Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister François Wu arrived in Hargeisa on Wednesday to attend the inauguration of Somaliland’s President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. Wu is serving as a special envoy for Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te.

Wu and his delegation were warmly welcomed at the airport by Somaliland’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Rhoda Jama Elmi, Somaliland’s representative to Taiwan Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud, and Khadar Hussein Abdi, a member of the new government’s transition team.

The inauguration ceremony, scheduled for Thursday, marks Abdullahi’s official swearing-in as Somaliland’s sixth president since declaring independence from Somalia in 1991. The 69-year-old Abdullahi, also known as Abdirahman Mohamed Irro, won a decisive 64 percent of the vote in the November 13 election, defeating incumbent President Muse Bihi Abdi, who secured 35 percent.

During his visit, Wu is also set to hold meetings with outgoing President Muse Bihi Abdi and other senior Somaliland officials to strengthen ties between Taiwan and Somaliland.

Strengthening Taiwan-Somaliland Relations