MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, Richard H. Riley, accompanied by senior military officials, arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of the self-declared independent region of Somaliland, on Tuesday, where he held meetings with both the outgoing and newly elected presidents.
“Ambassador Richard H. Riley and Major General Brian Cashman met with Somaliland President Muse Bihi, followed by a meeting with Somaliland President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Cirro) in Hargeisa,” US embassy in Mogadishu said in a statement on X.
“They congratulated President Bihi and President- elect Cirro on Somaliland’s recent peaceful and democratic election and discussed ways to advance peace, stability, and prosperity in the Horn of Africa.”
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