Mogadishu – On August 29, Italian troops operating in Somalia in support of the EU training mission, donated a minivan and more than 250 Italian books to the Sharif Qualteen School of Mogadishu. The action, part of the bilateral relations and cooperation between Italy and Somalia, took place at the international of the capital. The Commander of IT NSE, Colonel Mencaraglia, delivered the material to Amir Ahmed Mohamed “Jaketi”, president of the school, which offers free courses in Italian to primary school and secondary school pupils. The donation ceremony saw the participation of the Minister for Financial Reform, Sharif Mohamed Hassan, who stressed the close link that exists between Italy and Somalia. Humanitarian activities of this kind accompany the main capacity building of the military mission. In fact, both are approaches working towards the same goal: safeguarding the peace and stability of Somalia. (9Colonne)
