STORY: NEW BURUNDI AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO SOMALI GOVERNMENT TRT: 3:51 SOURCE: AU/UN IST RESTRICTIONS: This

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Burundi!s newl& appointed Ambassador to Somalia H.E Brig. Gen Joseph Nkurunziza toda& presented his "redentials to Somalia!s President H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at 3illa Somalia- in the "ountr&!s "apital- Mogadishu. /hile noting Burundi!s immense "ontributions to Somalia!s pea"e pro"ess- President Mohamud thanked the ambassador or his "ountr&!s dedi"ation as the se"ond largest "ontingent in the A ri"an 4nion Mission in Somalia 'AM)S5M*. ,6he people o Burundi are our true brothers and we remain indebted to their generosit& and dedi"ation in ensuring pea"e in Somalia-0 said President Mohamud adding that his go.ernment looked , orward to "ontinuing to work together in pursuit o our "ommon interests.0 5n his part- Ambassador Nkurunziza reiterated his "ountr&!s "ommitment to AM)S5M- noting that the "urrent #oint o ensi.e was ke& in liberating inno"ent "i.ilians rom the brutal grip o the Al 7aeda a iliated terror group- Al Shabaab. ,When i presented my credentials, the president welcomed me to the Federal republic of Somalia.That is to show the relationship between Burundi and Somalia. My presence here is to going to streamline the relationship between the two countries. As you now, these two countries ha!e had good relations before Somalia got into this crisis. Burundi sent troops in Somalia to help our brothers in the AMIS"M arrangement. Burundi ma es this commitment to the relationship by opening her embassy here in Mogadishu and that#s why i am here to open the embassy and to follow up on the co$operation between the two countries%. Ambassador Nkurunziza also passed along a personal message rom Burundi!s President H.E Pierre Nkurunziza. Burundi was the se"ond "ountr& to deplo& troops in Somalia under AM)S5M. 2urrentl& head8uartered in Jowhar- the 9-::; strong "ontingent has remained a ke& partner alongside the Somali National Arm& in routing Al Shabaab rom its last strongholds. (#$.