{{Burundi Legislators who arrived in Mogadishu at the weekend have met Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Speaker of the Federal Parliament Mohamed Osman Jawari.}}<\/p>\n
Speaker Jawari said on Monday, during one of the meetings that the government is happy to establish links with the legislative house of Burundi.<\/p>\n
Burundi is one of the African nations that deployed troops to Somalia to keep peace under the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom).<\/p>\n
Mr Emalein Hakizima, the Chairperson of the Burundian Parliament Defence Sub-committee, stated that the visit would enhance collaboration between the two governments.<\/p>\n
The ten-man delegation also met President Mohamoud at Villa Somalia, the country\u2019s State House in Mogadishu.<\/p>\n
The MPs later met commanders of Amisom and the African Union’s Special Envoy to Somalia, Mohamed Salah Anadif.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomalia is recovering from years of bitter wars. We are engaged in diverse activities meant to rebuild the country and to restore security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Other countries that form Amisom are Uganda, Kenya and Djibouti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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