Mogadishu: The Somali Government welcomed the announcement by Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to hold the Shura Council elections in October 2021.
The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said that this step is important to strengthen the traditions of Shura in the State of Qatar. Somalia-Qatar Parliamentary Friendship Committee also welcomed the announcement, describing it as important and based on firm traditions of fair and good governance.