The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has congratulated Somaliland President-elect
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi on his election win earlier this month - saying
it looks forward to enhancing bilateral ties with his new administration.

The ministry's Department of West Asian and African Affairs said Taiwan's
office in Somaliland sent its congratulations to the president-elect.

This, after the Somaliland National Electoral Commission officially announced
Abdullahi as the winner of the territory's November 13 election on November
19.

Department head Wang Wen-lin says Taiwan and Somaliland have enjoyed robust
relations and cooperation exchanges in areas covering public health,
information and communications technology, agriculture, education and natural
resource development.

Taiwan is currently working on two major projects in Somaliland ..

... the Taiwan Road project to refurbish the road linking the Egal
International Airport and downtown Hargeisa, and the Taiwan Medical Mission
to upgrade health care infrastructure.