Türkiye and Somalia signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in social services during a meeting between Türkiye’s Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş and Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, Somalia’s Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye.
Göktaş said the two sides exchanged experiences during the meeting on supporting families, empowering women, protecting children’s rights, and ensuring the effective participation of people with disabilities and older people in society.

A stronger foundation for relations
The Turkish minister said she believed the agreement would place relations with Somalia, a “brotherly country,” on a stronger footing, expressing hope that it would mark a positive beginning.
The Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu described the signing of the memorandum as another step toward strengthening bilateral cooperation between Türkiye and Somalia, expressing hope that the agreement would bring lasting benefits to the two countries and their peoples.

Meetings on the conference sidelines
Türkiye is hosting COP31 in Antalya from November 9 to 20, and Minister Göktaş is meeting officials from several countries on the sidelines of the conference. Türkiye and Somalia have broad cooperative relations covering numerous areas.
Photos: Türkiye’s Ministry of Family and Social Services