Editing Foreign relations of Somalia (section)

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*[[Armenia]] and Somalia established diplomatic relations on 28 June 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/so|title = Somalia - Bilateral Relations}}</ref>
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|{{flag|China}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[China–Somalia relations]]

Relations between the territories of present-day Somalia and China date back to antiquity, when communities in both regions engaged in commercial exchanges.

On 14 December 1960, formal ties between the Somali and Chinese governments were established.<ref name="FMPRC">{{cite web|title=China and Somalia|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|date=2003-10-12|access-date=2007-06-11|url=http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zzjg/fzs/gjlb/3089/t16575.htm}}</ref> Somalia and China later signed their first official trade agreement in June 1963.<ref>{{cite news|title=Somalia to Trade With China|date=1963-06-09|access-date=2007-11-06|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/06/09/archives/somalia-to-trade-with-china.html}}</ref>

During the [[Cold War]] period, the Somali government maintained active relations with its Chinese counterpart. The Somali authorities campaigned for an end to China's diplomatic isolation and supported instead its entry into the [[United Nations]].<ref name="Sfmhscr">{{cite news|last=Ssekandi|first=Ronald|title=Somali FM hails Somalia-China relations|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-01/30/c_132139474.htm|access-date=2 July 2013|newspaper=Xinhua|date=30 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206042547/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-01/30/c_132139474.htm|archive-date=6 February 2013}}</ref>

In January 1991, the Chinese embassy in Mogadishu closed down operations due to the start of the civil war in Somalia.<ref>{{cite web|title=FOCAC Beijing Summit: Somali|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/focac/183424.htm|author=Chinese Foreign Ministry|date=October 10, 2006}}</ref> Despite the departure of most Chinese officials, the two countries maintained a small trading relationship in the ensuing years. Total trade volume in 2002 was [[United States dollar|US$]]3.39 million, with Somalia exporting US$1.56 million of goods to China and importing $1.83 million.<ref name="FMPRC"/>

From 2000 to 2011, approximately seven Chinese development projects were launched in Somalia.<ref>Austin Strange, Bradley C. Parks, Michael J. Tierney, Andreas Fuchs, Axel Dreher, and Vijaya Ramachandran. 2013. China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection. CGD Working Paper 323. Washington DC: Center for Global Development.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130713135832/http://china.aiddata.org]</ref> These initiatives included $6 million in economic assistance,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Strange, Parks |author2=Tierney, Fuchs |author3=Dreher, Ramachandran |name-list-style=amp |title=China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection |url=http://aiddatachina.org/projects/2285 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701195857/http://aiddatachina.org/projects/2285 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-01 |publisher=Aiddatachina.org }}</ref> donation of anti-malaria drugs,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Strange, Parks |author2=Tierney, Fuchs |author3=Dreher, Ramachandran |name-list-style=amp |title=China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection |url=http://aiddatachina.org/projects/28502 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701195701/http://aiddatachina.org/projects/28502 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-01 |publisher=Aiddatachina.org }}</ref> and $3 million in debt relief.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Strange, Parks |author2=Tierney, Fuchs |author3=Dreher, Ramachandran |name-list-style=amp |title=China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection |url=http://aiddatachina.org/projects/2284 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701195842/http://aiddatachina.org/projects/2284 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-01 |publisher=aiddatachina.or }}</ref>

In July 2007, the Chinese state-owned oil company [[CNOOC]] also signed an [[Oil exploration in Puntland|oil exploration]] agreement with the Somali government over the north-central [[Mudug]] province, situated in the autonomous [[Puntland]] region.<ref>{{cite news|title=Somalia oil deal for China|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/20a8a430-3167-11dc-891f-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/20a8a430-3167-11dc-891f-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=2007-07-13|access-date=2007-11-06|last=Jopson|first=Barney|newspaper=Financial Times}}</ref>

Following the establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia in mid-2012, the Chinese authorities reaffirmed their support for the Somali government and called on the international community to strengthen its commitment to the Somali peace process. China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Li Baodong, also emphasized his administration's support for the Somali federal government's stabilization plan, including the latter's efforts at "implementing an [[Constitution of Somalia|interim Constitution]], carrying out its six-point plan, strengthening institutional capacity, exercising government functions and extending effective authority over all its national territory."<ref name="Ccoictcaspp">{{cite news|title=China calls on international community to continue advancing Somalia peace process|url=http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2013/Jun/29730/china_calls_on_international_community_to_continue_advancing_somalia_peace_process.aspx|access-date=2 July 2013|newspaper=Xinhua|date=7 June 2013}}</ref>

In August 2013, follow a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier [[Wang Yang (politician)|Wang Yang]], Somalia's Foreign Minister Fowziya Yusuf Haji Adan announced that the Somali authorities looked forward to cooperation with the Chinese government in the energy, infrastructure, national security and agriculture sectors, among others. Wang also praised the traditional friendship between both nations and re-affirmed China's commitment to the Somali peace process.<ref name="Scvpmsc">{{cite news|title=Somalia: Chinese Vice Premier Meets Somali Counterpart |url=http://m.allafrica.com/stories/201308270272.html/?maneref=https://www.google.com/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130910210217/http://m.allafrica.com/stories/201308270272.html/?maneref=https://www.google.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 September 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013 |newspaper=Shabelle Media Network |date=27 August 2013 }}</ref> In September 2013, both governments signed an official cooperation agreement in Mogadishu as part of a five-year national recovery plan in Somalia. The pact will see the Chinese authorities reconstruct several major infrastructural landmarks in the Somali capital and elsewhere, including the National Theatre, a hospital, and the Mogadishu Stadium, as well as the road between [[Galkayo]] and [[Burao]] in northern Somalia.<ref name="Sgcosca">{{cite news|title=Somalia: Gov't, China Officially Sign Cooperation Agreement|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201309100208.html|access-date=11 September 2013|newspaper=Dalsan Radio|date=9 September 2013}}</ref>

In October 2014, the Chinese government also officially re-opened its embassy in Mogadishu.<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|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|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In December 2014, [[Wei Hongtian]] presented his credentials to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Somalia. He is the first such envoy after the reopening of the Chinese embassy in Mogadishu.<ref name="focac">{{cite web|title=Ambassador Wei Hongtian Presented the Letter of Credence to the President of Somalia|url=http://www.focac.org/eng/zxxx/t1220947.htm|publisher=Forum On China-Africa Cooperation|access-date=20 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221004331/http://www.focac.org/eng/zxxx/t1220947.htm|archive-date=2014-12-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> Foreign Minister of Somalia Abdirahman Duale Beyle and Ambassador Wei subsequently held a joint press conference, wherein the officials pledged to further strengthen bilateral ties. As part of the local reconstruction process, Wei also indicated that the Chinese authorities were slated to implement various development projects in Somalia.<ref name="Gwpcotpotg">{{cite news|title=Weekly Press Conference on the Progress of the Government|url=http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=7421|access-date=20 December 2014|newspaper=Goobjoog |date=20 December 2014}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Japan}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Japan–Somalia relations]]

Prior to 1991 and the start of the civil war, the Somali authorities maintained bilateral relations with the government of [[Japan]].  The Japanese administration subsequently pledged development funds through various international organizations. With the formation of the Federal Government of Somalia in 2012, the Japanese government re-established formal diplomatic ties with the Somali authorities. In 2013, Japanese Prime Minister [[Shinzō Abe]] also announced that Japan would resume direct assistance to Somalia, particularly in the areas of security, industrial development, and bilateral trade and investment.<ref name="Jtrdats">{{cite news|title=Japan to resume direct aid to Somalia|url=http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/31/newsbrief-02|access-date=3 June 2013|newspaper=Sabahi|date=31 May 2013}}</ref>

In January 2014, Japan appointed Tatsushi Terada as the new Japanese Ambassador to Somalia,<ref name="Jatsphcttp">{{cite news|title=Japan's Ambassador to Somalia presents his credentials to the President |url=http://www.somalicurrent.com/2014/01/19/japans-ambassador-to-somalia-presents-his-credentials-to-the-president/ |access-date=20 January 2014 |newspaper=SomaliCurrent |date=19 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202224459/http://www.somalicurrent.com/2014/01/19/japans-ambassador-to-somalia-presents-his-credentials-to-the-president/ |archive-date=2 February 2014 }}</ref> replacing Atoshisa Takata.<ref name="Mofasic">{{cite web|title=Foreign Embassies in Somalia|url=http://www.mfa.somaligov.net/Foreign%20EmbassiesinSomalia.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation|access-date=20 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111140911/http://www.mfa.somaligov.net/Foreign%20EmbassiesinSomalia.html|archive-date=2013-11-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ambassador Terada concurrently presented his credentials to the Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at a ceremony in Mogadishu.<ref name="Jatsphcttp"/>
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|{{flag|North Korea}}||<!--Date started-->13 April 1967||See [[North Korea–Somalia relations]]

Diplomatic relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (commonly known as [[North Korea]]) and Somalia were formally established on 13 April 1967. This late-1950s to 1960s period was when North Korea had first declared autonomous diplomacy.<ref name="Dprkdr">{{cite web|title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations|url=http://www.ncnk.org/resources/briefing-papers/all-briefing-papers/dprk-diplomatic-relations|publisher=National Committee on North Korea|access-date=25 December 2014}}</ref>

During the [[Somali Democratic Republic]], relations with North Korea were close, due to shared ideals and geopolitical interests. Both countries formally adhered to [[anti-imperialism]] and [[Marxism–Leninism]], and were aligned with the [[Soviet Union]] in the context of the wider [[Cold War]]. The [[Supreme Revolutionary Council (Somalia)|Supreme Revolutionary Council]] established relations with the DPRK in 1970.<ref name="Military">{{cite book |last1=Markakis |first1=John |last2=Waller |first2=Michael |date=2013 |title=Military Marxist Regimes in Africa |location=[[London]] |publisher=[[Routledge]] |pages=22, 26 and 37 |isbn=978-113-517-661-7 }}</ref>

Over the following years, military cooperation intensified, with North Korea training and equipping the [[Somali Armed Forces]]. Additionally, due to a resentment against Ethiopia over the country's involvement in the [[Korean War]], North Korean advisers trained pro-Somalia guerrilla forces active in the Ethiopian–Somali conflict.<ref name="Military"/> This changed considerably after the communist [[Derg]] came to power in 1974, causing an eventual realignment of Soviet support towards Ethiopia. North Korea followed suit, and provided military aid to Ethiopia against Somalia during the [[Ogaden War]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Falola |first1=Toyin |last2=Oyebade |first2=Adebayo O. |date=2010 |title=Hot Spot: Sub-Saharan Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa |location=[[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |page=144 |isbn=978-031-335-972-9 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Tucker |editor-first=Spencer C. |date=2009 |title=A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East |location=[[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |page=2513 |isbn=978-185-109-672-5 }}</ref>

As of March 2014, North Korea and Somalia still officially maintain diplomatic relations according to the National Committee on North Korea.<ref name="Dprkdr"/>
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|{{flag|Pakistan}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Pakistan–Somalia relations]]

Relations between the modern-day territories of Somalia and [[Pakistan]] stretch back to antiquity.<ref name="Unscssysm">{{cite web|title=United Nations Security Council, Sixty-seventh year, 6848th meeting|url=http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_pv_6848.pdf|publisher=United Nations Security Council|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> In 1969, Somalia and Pakistan were among the founding members of the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] (OIC). Somalia's relations with Pakistan remained strong in the following years and through the ensuing civil period, when Pakistan contributed to the UN peacekeeping operation in southern Somalia.<ref name="Unscssysm"/>

Following the establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia in 2012, the Pakistani authorities welcomed the new administration, and re-affirmed Pakistan's continued support for Somalia's government, its territorial integrity and sovereignty.<ref name="Unscssysm"/> Additionally, Somalia maintains an embassy in [[Islamabad]].<ref name="Vseip">{{cite web|title=Somalia Embassy in Pakistan|url=http://somalia.visahq.com/embassy/pakistan/|publisher=VisaHQ|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Qatar}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Qatar–Somalia relations]]

The State of Qatar and the Republic of Somalia maintain good relations. 
In March 2015, Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke led talks with the Prime Minister of Qatar, [[Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani]]. The gathering focused on strengthening investment, commerce and governance ties between both territories, with an emphasis on stabilization initiatives. It concluded with a signed cooperative agreement in the civil aviation and education sectors. According to Sharmarke, the treaty aims to accelerate the ongoing reconstruction and development process in Somalia and to buttress local job creation. Among the agreement's stipulations, [[Qatar Airways]] is scheduled to begin making flights to the [[Aden Adde International Airport]] in Mogadishu.<ref name="Saqseacaa">{{cite news|title=Somalia and Qatar sign Education and Civil Aviation agreements|url=http://horseedmedia.net/2015/03/18/somalia-and-qatar-sign-education-and-civil-aviation-agreements/|access-date=19 March 2015|agency=Horseed Media|date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320120715/http://horseedmedia.net/2015/03/18/somalia-and-qatar-sign-education-and-civil-aviation-agreements/|archive-date=20 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Spmsmwqpmid">{{cite news|title=SOMALIA: Prime Minister Sharmarke meets with Qatar's Prime Minister in Doha as two nations ink co-operation agreements on Education and Aviation|url=http://www.raxanreeb.com/2015/03/somalia-prime-minister-sharmarke-meets-with-qatars-prime-minister-in-doha-as-two-nations-ink-co-operation-agreements-on-education-and-aviation/|access-date=20 March 2015|agency=Raxanreeb|date=19 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153435/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2015/03/somalia-prime-minister-sharmarke-meets-with-qatars-prime-minister-in-doha-as-two-nations-ink-co-operation-agreements-on-education-and-aviation/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Somalia maintains an embassy in Qatar, with the diplomatic mission led by Ambassador Omar Idris.<ref name="Somalia">{{cite news|last=Somalia|first=Qatar|title=MOFA|url=http://www.mofa.gov.qa/en/Countries/Pages/SO.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808083322/http://www.mofa.gov.qa/en/Countries/Pages/SO.aspx|archive-date=2016-08-08}}</ref> Qatar also has an embassy in Mogadishu, led by AmbassadorMr. Hasan Bin Hamza Asad Mohammed.<ref name="Somalia"/>
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|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||<!--Date started-->||

Saudi Arabia had no diplomatic or consular representation in Somalia since Somalia's central government broke down in 1991. Diplomatic ties were not severed though, and on 18 January 2017 Saudi Arabia's first ambassador to Somalia since the 1990s, Dr Mohamed Abdi-kani Al-Khayat presented his credentials to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu. During the ceremony the Ambassador informed that Saudi Arabia would support building the Somali Army, establish a rehabilitation center for defected militias from [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab]] and for refugees returning home.<ref>See: [http://goobjoog.com/english/saudi-arabia-names-first-envoy-somalia-since-1990s/ Saudi Arabia names first envoy to Somalia since 1990s], Goobjoog News, 18 January 2017. Accessed on 19 January 2017.</ref><br />
In recent years bilateral relations between the two countries centered around a number of issues: the position of Somali migrants in Saudi Arabia, the position of Shia Islam in Somalia, and the export of Somali livestock. In 2014 Saudi Arabia arrested some 41.000 Somali migrants and held them in detention centers in substandard conditions before deporting them to Mogadishu. Despite being one of the richest countries, Saudi Arabia left payment for assisting these deportees to the international community that had to issue emergency appeals to donors.<ref>[https://www.iom.int/files/live/sites/iom/files/Country/docs/IOM-Somalia-Returns-Situation-Report-No-11.pdf IOM Somalia Situation Report No. 10; Forced Returns from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia], International Organisation for Migration, 17 August 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.iom.int/files/live/sites/iom/files/Country/docs/Somalia-Donor-Appeal_KSA-Returnees_FINAL.pdf IOM, Emergency Appeal, Somalia Crisis, Assistance to Vulnerable Somali Migrants from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia], International Organisation for Migration, February 2014. Accessed on 19 January 2017.</ref> The harsh mass expulsions led to an outcry from human rights organisations.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/report/2015/05/10/detained-beaten-deported/saudi-abuses-against-migrants-during-mass-expulsions Detained, Beaten, Deported. Saudi Abuses against Migrants during Mass Expulsions], Human Rights Watch, 10 May 2015. Accessed on 19 January 2017.</ref>

In January 2016, Somalia received a pledge of aid for $50 million from Saudi Arabia on the very same day it announced it was cutting ties with Saudi's Shiite rival Iran, by expelling Iranian diplomats and closing an Iranian charity in Mogadishu -the Iman Khomeini Foundation- for "conducting activities beyond its mandate bent on compromising the country's national security". The Somali government denied there was a link between its decision to break ties with Iran and Saudi Arabia's financial support, while the Saudi Foreign Ministry refused to comment.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-saudi-iran-idUSKCN0UV0BH Somalia received Saudi aid the day it cut ties with Iran: document], Reuters, 17 January 2016. Accessed on 19 January 2017.</ref><ref>[http://goobjoog.com/english/somalia-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-iran-over-national-security-concerns/ Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over national security concerns], Goobjoog News, 7 January 2016. Accessed on 19 January 2017.</ref>

In November 2021, Somalia and Saudi Arabia met in the Palace Of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland to settle on the issue of illegal fishing by Saudi Fisherman in the Gulf of Aden region. During the talks, Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble criticized the Saudi Government for not enforcing their maritime border laws that was previously agreed with Somalia in 1967, calling them "backstabbing and deceitful Bedouins". this caused the Saudi Government to sanction him for the entirety of the talks, and for the Parliament of Somalia to censure him for two months.

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|{{flag|South Korea}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Somalia–South Korea relations]]

South Korea officially recognizes and maintains diplomatic ties with the Federal Government of Somalia. In May 2013, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accepted the credentials of the new South Korean Ambassador to Mogadishu, Kim Chan-Woo, the first diplomatic representative of an Asian Pacific country to work in Somalia in many years. Chan-Woo also announced that South Korea would re-open its embassy in the Somali capital.<ref name="|Hskaats">{{cite news|last=Abdiaziz |first=Hassan |title=South Korea Appoints Ambassador to Somalia |url=http://heegantimes.com/south-koreaappoints-ambassador-to-somalia/ |access-date=3 June 2013 |newspaper=Heegan Times |date=16 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917051211/http://heegantimes.com/south-koreaappoints-ambassador-to-somalia/ |archive-date=17 September 2013 }}</ref> Additionally, the Ambassador indicated that his administration would support the Somali government's ongoing reconstruction efforts, in the process making use of South Korea's own experience in post-conflict rehabilitation and development gained from the [[Korean War]]. He also asserted that his administration would once again launch agricultural and technical projects in Somalia, as the South Korean authorities had done in the past.<ref name="Rrsprcfskats">{{cite news|last=Ahmed |first=Abdalle |title=Somalia: President receives credentials from South Korean ambassador to Somalia |url=http://www.raxanreeb.com/2013/05/somalia-president-receives-credentials-from-south-korean-ambassador-to-somalia/ |access-date=3 June 2013 |newspaper=Raxanreeb |date=16 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609152220/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2013/05/somalia-president-receives-credentials-from-south-korean-ambassador-to-somalia/ |archive-date=9 June 2013 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Somalia–Turkey relations]]

Relations date back to the Middle Ages and the ties between the [[Adal Sultanate]] and the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Prior to the breakout of the civil war in Somalia in 1991, Turkey maintained an embassy in [[Mogadishu]]. It later discontinued operations due to security reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://addisababa.emb.mfa.gov.tr/ContactInfo.aspx |title=Turkish embassy - Addis Ababa |publisher=Addisababa.emb.mfa.gov.tr |access-date=2013-09-14}}</ref> In 2011, the Turkish government announced that it would reopen its embassy in Somalia.<ref name="Tpmtsuse">{{cite news|last=Villelabeitia |first=Ibon |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-turkey-idUSTRE77I4J320110819 |title=Turkish PM to set up Somali embassy |date=19 August 2011 |agency=Reuters.com |access-date=2013-09-14}}</ref> The Somali federal government also maintains an embassy in [[Ankara]], Turkey's capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy22376/ |title=Embassy of Somalia in Turkey |publisher=Embassypages.com |date=2012-11-02 |access-date=2013-09-14}}</ref>

During the [[2011 East Africa drought|drought]] of 2011, Turkey contributed over $201 million to the humanitarian relief efforts in the impacted parts of Somalia.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkey-raises-201-million-for-somalia-2011-08-26 | work=Hurriyet | title=Turkey raises $201 million for Somalia | date=August 26, 2011 | access-date=2013-05-13 | archive-date=2011-09-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908092346/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkey-raises-201-million-for-somalia-2011-08-26 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Following a greatly improved security situation in Mogadishu in mid-2011, the Turkish government also re-opened its foreign embassy with the intention of more effectively assisting in the post-conflict development process.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-248_-1-november-2011_-press-release-regarding-the-re-opening-of-the-turkish-embassy-in-mogadishu.en.mfa |title=No: 248, 1 November 2011, Press Release Regarding the Re-opening of the Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu |publisher=Mfa.gov.tr |access-date=2013-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129130024/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-248_-1-november-2011_-press-release-regarding-the-re-opening-of-the-turkish-embassy-in-mogadishu.en.mfa |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It was among the first foreign administrations to resume formal diplomatic relations with Somalia after the civil war.<ref name="nation"/>

Additionally, [[Turkish Airlines]] became the first long-distance international commercial airline in two decades to land at Mogadishu's [[Aden Adde International Airport]].<ref name="nation"/> As of March 2012, the flag carrier offers two flights a week from the Somali capital to [[Istanbul]].<ref name="nation">[http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Why-Turkish-aid-model-is-proving-to-be-a-success-/-/440808/1378016/-/item/0/-/7rmpkt/-/index.html ''Why Turkish aid model is proving to be a success in Somalia and elsewhere''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110212547/http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Why-Turkish-aid-model-is-proving-to-be-a-success-/-/440808/1378016/-/item/0/-/7rmpkt/-/index.html |date=2013-11-10 }}, Rasna Warah, Saturday Nation, 1 April 2012.</ref>

In partnership with the Somali government, Turkish officials have also launched various development and infrastructure projects in Somalia. They have assisted in the building of several hospitals, and helped renovate and rehabilitate the Aden Adde International Airport and the National Assembly building, among other initiatives.<ref name="nation"/>

In December 2024, Turkey successfully mediated a historic agreement between Somalia and Ethiopia, resolving longstanding tensions over Somaliland's sovereignty and Ethiopia's access to the [[Red Sea]]. This diplomatic achievement underscores Turkey's growing influence in the [[Horn of Africa]], as it continues to strengthen political and economic ties with both nations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkey deepens ties with Somalia and Ethiopia through political deals |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-deepens-ties-somalia-and-ethiopia-through-political-deals |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Somalia–United Arab Emirates relations]]
[[File:Adualbhd18.png|thumb|right|Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia [[Abdirahman Duale Beyle]] meeting with the UAE Ambassador to Somalia Mohamed Al-Osmani in Mogadishu.]]
Relations between the territories of present-day Somalia and the United Arab Emirates stretch back to antiquity.<ref>{{cite book|last=Schoff (tr. & ed.)|first=W.H.|title=The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean by a Merchant of the First Century|year=1912|location=London, Bombay & Calcutta|url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/periplus.asp}}</ref> During the Middle Ages and early modern period, the various [[Somali aristocratic and court titles|Somali Sultanates]] also maintained close relations with other kingdoms across the [[Red Sea]].

In 1969, Somalia and the United Arab Emirates were among the founding members of the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] (OIC). Both nations are also members of the [[League of Arab States]].
After the start of the civil war in Somalia in 1991, the UAE maintained diplomatic relations with the Somali Transitional National Government and its successor the Transitional Federal Government, and supported their government initiatives.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://gulfnews.com/news/region/somalia/somali-president-hails-uae-president-s-humanitarian-efforts-1.864794| title = Somali President hails UAE President's humanitarian efforts| date = 11 September 2011}}</ref> The UAE has also officially supported the [[Puntland Maritime Police Force]] since the military body's formation in 2010.<ref name="Supcsfpmf">{{cite news|title=Somalia: UAE Pledges Continued Support for Puntland Marine Forces|url=http://horseedmedia.net/2014/03/28/somalia-uae-pledges-continued-support-puntland-marine-forces/|access-date=28 March 2014|newspaper=Horseed Media|date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329013025/http://horseedmedia.net/2014/03/28/somalia-uae-pledges-continued-support-puntland-marine-forces/|archive-date=29 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The subsequent establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia in August 2012 was welcomed by the Emirati authorities, who re-affirmed the UAE's continued support for Somalia's government, its territorial integrity and sovereignty.<ref name="Cosgmsos"/>

In March 2014, Prime Minister of Somalia [[Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed]] began an official three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two nations. During talks with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential affairs Sheikh [[Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], the Emirati authorities emphasized their commitment to the ongoing post-conflict reconstruction process in Somalia. They also pledged to assist in capacity building and the rehabilitation of government institutions.<ref name="Rspmosmudpm">{{cite news|title=SOMALIA: Prime Minister of Somalia meets with UAE's Deputy PM, discuss increased support to Somalia|url=http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/03/somalia-prime-minister-of-somalia-meets-with-uaes-deputy-pm-discuss-increased-support-to-somalia/|access-date=5 March 2014|newspaper=Raxanreeb|date=4 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305182831/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/03/somalia-prime-minister-of-somalia-meets-with-uaes-deputy-pm-discuss-increased-support-to-somalia/|archive-date=5 March 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Yemen}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Somalia–Yemen relations]]

Although relations between the modern-day territories of Somalia and [[Yemen]] stretch back to antiquity, the two countries formally established diplomatic ties on December 18, 1960. Both nations are also members of the [[Arab League]].

Following the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia in the 1990s, the Yemeni authorities maintained relations with Somalia's newly established [[Transitional National Government]] and its successor the [[Transitional Federal Government]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raxanreeb.com/2012/09/yemen-president-hadi-calls-on-intl-community-to-bear-its-responsibilities-towards-somalia/ |title=Yemen : President Hadi calls on int'l community to bear its responsibilities towards Somalia |publisher=Raxanreeb.com |access-date=2013-09-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017160526/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2012/09/yemen-president-hadi-calls-on-intl-community-to-bear-its-responsibilities-towards-somalia/ |archive-date=2013-10-17 }}</ref> The subsequent establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia in August 2012 was also welcomed by the Yemeni authorities, who re-affirmed Yemen's continued support for Somalia's government, its territorial integrity and sovereignty.<ref name="Cosgmsos"/>

Additionally, Somalia maintains an embassy in Yemen, with the diplomatic mission led by Ambassador Ismail Qassim Naji.<ref name="Mvtusodtfds">{{cite news|last=Hussein|first=Adnan|title=Mohamud's visit to United States opens door to further diplomatic success|url=http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2013/01/21/feature-01|access-date=7 August 2013|newspaper=Sabahi|date=21 January 2013}}</ref> Yemen also has an embassy in Mogadishu.<ref name="Tptsuse">{{cite news|last=Villelabeitia|first=Ibon|title=Turkish PM to set up Somali embassy|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-turkey-idUSTRE77I4J320110819|access-date=7 August 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=19 August 2011}}</ref>
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