Mogadishu, Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who has been holding his constitutional mandate, officially opened the fifth session of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. The president’s speech in the opening session and pointed out that two years ago he signed into a law only, and require, the Parliament to promote the approval of still have two houses at 29 and significant labor government.
President Mohamed stressed that his government is always committed to defending unity, independence and protecting the territorial waters of the land, sea and air, saying that the Somali government has relations with the neighboring countries of mutual respect, co-operation and cooperation. The president said that the fight against terrorist groups is a need to address the solidarity with the people of Somalia to work closely with security agencies, patience win, all turn group never discourage.
The president also described the significant changes the government has made to security forces such as the National Army, the Police and the National Intelligence Agency, thanks to the Government’s commitment to registering the army and revising the logistics and payroll process National Army.
“We plan to make concrete changes and reforms in the country’s security sector. We started the registration of the Somali National Army, which had previously been registered for their direct access to their accounts. We are also going to complete the rest so they also get their rights directly. ”
President Mohamed emphasized that his government has made substantial progress in the country’s economic growth and underscored that the government has passed the IMF-funded foundation for the liberation of Somalia, and the country’s GDP grew by 30% compared to the previous year.
“On the debt, we have effectively closed out all the requirements and goals of our organization agreed with the IMF to forgive us our debts. On the other hand, we have raised the government revenues last year by 30%, compared to the previous year. “The president said that the Federal Government of Somalia is ready to fully assert Somaliland’s concerns and seek to unite both sides in order to safeguard the unity and unity of the Somali people.
The other points discussed by the President include the implementation of anti-corruption laws, the fight against corruption, the fight against the armed forces, the political agenda, reconciliation, the relationship between the Federal Government and the Federal Government of Somalia Foreign Policy.