The government of Somalia is making a lot of efforts to remove the arms embargo on Somalia which was imposed by the United Nations in 1992 at the time when the revolutionary government fell.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia Ali Omar Ali (Ali Balcad) is in New York City in the United States of America, where he is holding various meetings with members of the United Nations Security Council and discussing the arms embargo. that would be taken from Somalia.
The Minister of State said that the arms embargo on Somalia is one of the longest in the country, he said that they are making efforts to remove the arms embargo from the country, and he stressed that Somalia is now building its forces, and The country is in a state of war.
“If we want Somalia to stand on its feet, if we want Somalia to have an army that can replace us, the troops of our friendly countries who have been with us for 16 years in ATMIS (EX AMISOM), Somalia needs It should have the opportunity to obtain the various types of weapons it wants so that the armed forces can equip them, so it is very important for us to remove the arms embargo from Somalia. Before this year ends, we are planning to Later, let’s build forces that can protect the security and sovereignty of Somalia,” said Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Omar Ali.
The United Nations has extended the arms embargo on Somalia several times, saying that it is not yet time to lift the arms embargo on Somalia, which it imposed in 1992, which has been in place for 32 years.
It is not known how the efforts of the Somali Government will be possible, since it is worth noting that the previous government led by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has taken this kind of action several times but the United Nations turned a deaf ear to it.
