Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Ankara late Friday to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the invitation of the Turkish president.
According to a statement by Villa Somalia, President Mohamud was received with a warm welcome by senior government and diplomatic officials at the Ankara Esenboga Airport.
“H.E President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has tonight arrived in Ankara, Türkiye, ahead of tomorrow’s inauguration ceremony of H.E Preisdent Recep Tayyip Erdogan,” the statement reads in a part.
Türkiye went to the polls last Sunday for a presidential runoff after no candidate secured more than 50% of the vote needed for an outright victory in the first round May 14.
Erdogan won with 52.18% of the vote, while opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu received 47.82%, according to official results.
