The Federal Government of Somalia has welcomed the financial and logistical support provided by the European Union (EU) to the Somali National Army in its fight against terrorism.
“EU adopts an assistance measure worth €1 million in support of the Somali National Army,” the tweet read.
In a press release reported by the Somali News Agency (SONNA) on Wednesday, the Somali Federal Ministry of Defense expressed gratitude for the European Council’s decision to supply military equipment and a financial contribution of one million euros to the national forces.
The Ministry of Defense valued the European Union’s efforts to support the Somali National Army in fulfilling its national responsibilities and highlighted the role of this aid in enhancing the army’s efficiency.
According to SONNA, this assistance is part of the Somali government’s plan to take over the country’s security.
The plan includes the withdrawal of the last soldier from the African Union (AU) Mission in Somalia by December 2024.
The Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service in Ukraine, Paul Heslop, announced that the extent of mines in Ukraine is far more dangerous than those in Afghanistan and Somalia.
Heslop stated in an interview with the British newspaper “The Times”: “I have worked for 30 years in the field of mine clearance around the world, from Afghanistan to Somalia, but it seems to me that all of that was just practice” compared to the situation in Ukraine.
As Heslop pointed out, the number of mines and unexploded ordnance in Ukraine exceeds anything Europe has faced since World War II.
Earlier, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, in an interview with “Financial Times”, said that the Ukrainian army has to clear vast minefields with bare hands
