Africa
Japan-Somalia Relations (Basic Data)
November 19, 2024
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1960.7 | Japan recognized the independence of Somalia |
| 1982.10 | Somalia established an Embassy in Tokyo. (The Embassy was closed in 1990) |
(Embassy of Japan in Kenya has been accredited to the Federal Republic of Somalia)
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Somalia: 4 (as of June 2024)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports to Japan: 1.12 billion yen
- Imports from Japan: 722 million yen
- Direct Investment from Japan: none
Japan's Economic Cooperation (Up to FY 2021):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 6.47 billion yen (Up to FY 2021)
- Grants: 21.34 billion yen (Up to FY 2021)
- Technical Cooperation: 1.65 billion yen (Up to FY 2021)
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| January 1993 | Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Koji Kakizawa |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| February 2010 | "Minister for Foreign Affaires," Ali Ahmed Jama |
| June 2013 | President, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (TICAD V) |
| November 2013 | Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Jamal Mohamed Barrow |
| March 2014 | President, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
| January 2015 | Minister of Post and Telecommunication, H.E. Mohamed Ibrahim Haji Adan |
| October 2018 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr Abdi (TICAD Ministerial meeting) |
| August 2019 | President, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” (TICAD7) Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Ahmed Isse Awad (TICAD7) |
| Nobember 2019 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr Abdi (The Ceremony of the Enthronement) |
| August 2024 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi (TICAD Ministerial meeting) |