”It is a great pleasure for us to hereby receive Councillor Amina Ali and her delegation from Tower Hamlets to Hargeysa, who has been the councilor and the team who brought the success of recognition at Tower Hamlets. They had not only done that but also worked to twin Burao and Tower Hamlets. Welcome to your home, country of origin”, said the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, Hon. Ahmed Ismail (Kayse).
All the government ministries thanked Amina Ali who is a Somalilander member of Tower Hamlets’ Council, the other activists, volunteers and the whole Somaliland Diaspora community in that district of London who had efforts and contribution in the motion of Somaliland recognition approved by the Council of Tower Hamlets on 18th November 2015 as well as twinning Burao and Tower Hamlets Councils.
The Ministries highly appreciated their achievements and patriotic role in the assistance of Somaliland. They also thanked the other members Tower Hamlets Council and the close friends of Somaliland in Tower Hamlets who put their voice in the decision of Tower Hamlet’s decision.
Councillor Amina Ali thanked Somaliland government for the high welcome forwarded to her delegation and she stated she would continue to strengthen cooperation of Tower Hamlets and Somaliland and particularly twinning Municipalities of Burao and Tower Hamlets.
The other Diaspora members that accompanied Amina Ali in her delegation were Abdirashid Gulaid, Bashir Jama, Mohamed Barre, Mohamed Hussein and Nimo Yusuf consisting of activists, volunteers, committee members among others.