President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Monday visited Nairobi for the first time in over six months, amid Indian Ocean maritime dispute with Kenya.
On Monday, Farmajo was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia and Air Force Commander Major General Francis Ogolla.
"H.E. President @M_Farmaajo was accorded a cordial welcome and was received by Kenya's Transport Cabinet Secretary @JamesMacharia_ after arriving in Nairobi for #ICPDNairobiSummit. Somali Ambassador to Kenya H.E @MohamudTarsan was also close at hand," State House Somalia confirmed.
Farmajo will be attending United Nations Population Fund conference in Nairobi dubbed International Population Development.
The Somalia leader is likely to share podium with President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday at the conference.
The ocean row case has literally put the countries at a standoff, with the International Court of Justice set to hear the case from June 2020.
Uhuru had opted for negotiations with Somalia, insisting that Kenya prefers dialogue rather than hectic court process in International Court of Justice at the Hague.
“In the same spirit, my administration continues to reach out to Somalia in an effort to find an amicable and sustainable solution to the maritime boundary dispute between us,” he said in September.
But during the UN General Assembly, Farmajo ruled out negotiations, insisting that Somalia is ready for ICJ hearing.
"We are happy that the ICJ found that it has jurisdictions to hear the case and it has scheduled it for November. Somalia as a member of UN, is keen to see this court settlement to its end," he said.