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The federal government of Somalia is interested for Russia having an official embassy in Mogadishu as reported by the Russian media.
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Somalia has proposed to Russia to open an official embassy in Mogadishu, as quoted from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia. Ahmed Fiqi.
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Russia, which 40 years ago had the largest diplomatic service in the Horn of Africa and the only place in the Indian Ocean where it had an embassy, has recently expressed its desire to improve relations with Somalia.
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This action came after the Russian ambassador to Somalia, Ambassador Mikhail Golovanov, who does not live in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, visited Mogadishu in May this year.
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The governments of Mogadishu and Moscow have recently been making efforts to strengthen relations between the two sides, which have not made significant progress since the revolution cut ties with the Soviet Union 45 years ago.
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Before then, Russia had a close relationship with Somalia, as it was considered to be the most influential country that played a major role in the construction of the destroyed army in Somalia.
Relations between Somalia and Russia seem to be returning, as in March last year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia visited Russia and held a meeting with the Moscow government for several days.
Russia also announced at that time that its country is ready to support the Somali army with military equipment that can help in the fight against the Al-Shabab group.
However, the new request of the federal government of Somalia to Russia will contribute a lot to the strengthening of the relationship between Mogadishu and Moscow.