Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met today with the President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, on the margins of the 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Prime Minister spoke about the deep people-to-people ties between Canada and Somalia. The two leaders discussed ways to build upon these ties to increase economic and other forms of cooperation between the two countries.

The two leaders exchanged views on regional peace and security challenges, further to Canada’s role as 2020 Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission. They also discussed peacekeeping and counter-terrorism efforts in the region.

The Prime Minister spoke about Canada‘s enhanced development engagement in Somalia with a focus on governance, gender equality and women’s empowerment. They also discussed debt sustainability.