Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Irro, is expected to make an official visit to Israel on June 14, according to Israeli media reports.
Israeli broadcaster i24News reported that Irro will visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial, where he is scheduled to tour the Holocaust History Museum, the Children’s Memorial, the Hall of Names and participate in a remembrance ceremony.
The reports said Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan will accompany the Somaliland leader throughout the visit.
Israeli media described the trip as Ciro’s first official visit to Israel since taking office and said discussions are expected to focus on diplomatic cooperation, security and development, with the possibility of new agreements being signed.
Neither Somaliland nor Israeli authorities have publicly commented on the reported agreements or officially confirmed details of the visit.
