The Turkish Parliament has passed a resolution on the deployment of Turkish armed forces to Somalia for two years.
The Turkish news agency Anadolu reported that this action coincided with the defense cooperation agreement between Turkey and Somalia, to ensure the security and stability of Somalia and the reform of the Somali Defense and Security Forces.
The Minister of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia Abdiqadir Mohamed Noor (Noor) said that the approval of the motion of the Turkish Parliament to send naval forces to Somalia is an important achievement in the implementation of the defense and economic agreement between Somalia and Turkey.
“In efforts to strengthen maritime security, Turkey and Somalia are not only working to stabilize the waters off the coast of Somalia, but are also strengthening their commitment to peace and security in the region and strengthening efforts to combat terrorism, piracy, illegal arms trafficking.” bad. and other dangers,” the minister added.
Since February 25, 2009, the Turkish Navy has been participating in joint international operations against piracy in Somalia and neighboring areas.
