The objective of the visit is to strengthen a cooperative dimension between the two countries in sectors of common interest, particularly in the field of training and education.
The visit of a delegation of the Somali armed forces led by the Commander of the Armed Forces of Somalia took place on Wednesday, June 5, at Palazzo Aeronautica in Rome. Federal Republic of Somalia, General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin.
The objective of the meeting between the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Force General Luca Goretti, and the Somali military delegation, of which he was also a member Commander of the Somali Air Force, General Mohamud Sheikh Ali Mohamed, It was to strengthen the collaboration and synergies with the African country, a strategic partner of strategic interest for the Italian Defense.
During the visit, in the broadest possible scope, the two countries discussed the possibility of cooperative actions in the field of defense (Defence Capacity Building), they addressed topics related to support and assistance in certain specific areas of common interest, including in particular the implementation of courses for Somali Officer and Sub-Officer Cadets at the Schools and the Training Institutes of the Air Force, including courses related to Security and to Logistics.
One sector, that of training and education, which has already seen Somali students involved in the past, specifically at the Aeronautics Academy in Pozzuoli.
