Editing Mogadishu (section)

===Diplomatic missions===
[[File:Mogturkemb.jpg|thumb|Turkey's embassy in Mogadishu]]
A number of countries maintain [[List of diplomatic missions in Somalia|foreign embassies and consulates]] in Mogadishu. As of January 2014, these diplomatic missions include the embassies of [[Djibouti]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Sudan]], [[Libya]], [[Yemen]], Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, [[Uganda]], Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Japan, China,<ref name="Aaiaeim">{{cite web |title=Embassies in Mogadishu |url=http://mogadishuairport.com/discover-mogadishu/embassies/ |publisher=Aden Adde International Airport |access-date=24 January 2014 |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116140244/http://mogadishuairport.com/discover-mogadishu/embassies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Scooeist">{{cite news |title=SOMALIA: China officially opens embassy in Somalia today |url=http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/10/somalia-china-officially-opens-embassy-in-somalia-today/ |access-date=12 October 2014 |agency=Raxanreeb |date=12 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055401/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/10/somalia-china-officially-opens-embassy-in-somalia-today/ |archive-date=26 December 2016}}</ref> and [[Qatar]].<ref name="Qdimm">{{cite news |title=Qatari diplomat in Mogadishu meeting |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/mobile//qatar/178/details/405445/qatari-diplomat-in-mogadishu-meeting |access-date=13 September 2014 |agency=Gulf Times |date=24 August 2014 |archive-date=26 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114439/http://www.gulf-times.com/mobile//qatar/178/details/405445/qatari-diplomat-in-mogadishu-meeting |url-status=live }}</ref> Embassies that are scheduled to reopen in the city include those of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Italy and South Korea.<ref name="Aaiaeim"/>

In May 2015, in recognition of the sociopolitical progress made in Somalia and its return to effective governance, US Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] announced a preliminary plan to reestablish the US embassy in Mogadishu. He indicated that although there was no set timetable for the premises' relaunch, the US government had immediately begun upgrading its diplomatic representation in the country.<ref name="Kimsrtegiao">{{cite news |title=Kerry In Mogadishu: 'Somalia's Return to Effective Government Is An Opportunity' |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-news/kerry-in-mogadishu-somalias-return-to-effective-government-is-an-opportunity-440053315590 |access-date=11 May 2015 |agency=NBC News |date=5 May 2015 |archive-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508020404/http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-news/kerry-in-mogadishu-somalias-return-to-effective-government-is-an-opportunity-440053315590 |url-status=live }}</ref> President of Somalia [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]] and Prime Minister [[Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke]] also presented to Kerry the real estate [[deed]] for land reserved for the new US embassy compound.<ref name="Gmgdnwnsemt">{{cite news |title=My government does not want, nor will it seek to extend its mandated term beyond September 2016 says president Hassan |url=http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=13512 |access-date=11 May 2015 |agency=Goobjoog |date=6 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093120/http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=13512 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mohamud concurrently signed an Establishment Agreement with the EU Head of Delegation in Somalia Michele Cervone d’Urso, which facilitates the opening of more embassies in Mogadishu by [[European Union]] member states. The EU also announced that it had opened a new EU Delegation office in the city.<ref name="Edotois">{{cite news |title=EU Delegation office to open in Somalia |url=http://amisom-au.org/2015/05/eu-delegation-office-to-open-in-somalia/ |access-date=11 May 2015 |agency=AMISOM |date=11 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518144317/http://amisom-au.org/2015/05/eu-delegation-office-to-open-in-somalia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2014, Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation [[Abdirahman Duale Beyle]] announced that the federal government was slated to reopen the former Institute of Diplomacy in Mogadishu. The centre historically served as one of the most important national institutions for diplomacy and international relations. Beyle also pledged to reestablish the institute's diplomacy department, its information and broadcasting department, as well as its library.<ref name="Ssgtrfiod">{{cite news |title=Somalia: Somali Govt to Revive Former Institute of Diplomacy |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201402140064.html |access-date=1 March 2014 |newspaper=Dalsan Radio |date=13 February 2014 |archive-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301190137/http://allafrica.com/stories/201402140064.html |url-status=live }}</ref>