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Somali Defence Ministry brings employees together

By , based on Shabelle Media Network

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The permanent secretary of Somalia’s Defence Ministry brought together department directors and employees in Mogadishu. Discussions focused on work coordination, professional accountability and implementing the ministry’s priorities, reports Shabelle Media Network.

The Somali Ministry of Defence brought together its department directors and employees to improve their performance, speed up the execution of tasks and implement its priorities, according to Shabelle Media Network. The meeting was held in Mogadishu by Yuusuf Cali Maxamed, the ministry’s permanent secretary, with Ibrahim Aadan Ibrahim, director general of personnel and support, and Cabdulqaadir Abuuukar Maxamed, director general of defence.

Yuusuf Cali Maxamed stressed the need to strengthen cooperation, the quality of work and the rigorous fulfilment of responsibilities in implementing the ministry’s plans and objectives. The meeting was part of efforts to improve the functioning of services, the quality of provision and the Defence administration’s overall performance.

The meeting followed a series of institutional activities in Somalia, including the strengthening of the embassy’s role in Kenya, announced on 31 October by the speaker of the Somali Parliament.

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