Washington D.C- Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire has held a meeting on Wednesday with the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, John Sullivan in Washington D.C. The two leaders discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries and U.S. support for Somalia.
“I met with US Deputy Secretary of State, John Sullivan where we discussed ways of further strengthening the partnership between the two countries and U.S. support for Somalia’s development,” Khaire said in a Twitter post.
Sullivan affirmed that his country is committed to supporting Somalia’s security and rebuilding process.
“Today, Deputy Secretary John Sullivan met with @SomaliPM Hassan Ali Khayre to reaffirm the enduring U.S.-Somalia partnership and discuss development, good governance, and efforts to counter-terrorism,” US Mission in Somalia posted on their twitter account.
Since President Trump entered the White House, the drone strikes have more than doubled from 14 in 2016 to at least 34 in 2017.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the announcement at a speech in Virginia before departing for a week-long trip to several African countries.