Arab and Kurdish tribes pledge to confront schemes of QSD separatist militiaEgypt’s exports to Somalia surge by 27.7% in 2023: CAPMAS

Aleppo, Arab and Kurdish tribes have held a symposium to discuss the so-called 'Social Contract' issued by the US-backed 'QSD' separatist militia. Participants in the symposium affirmed that they will confront all separatist schemes sponsored by the US occupation. The symposium, which was held in Hawar Hall in Tal Aran City in Aleppo countryside included an analytical reading by Kurdish and Arab figures that touched on the social and constitutional situation, coexistence, religion, and joint history that the Arab and Kurdish clans in Syria have lived for hundreds of years. The participants in the event denounced the attempts and goals of the separatist groups behind this contract which seeks to impose de facto authority and challenge the activities and components of the northern and al-Jazeera regions. The participants stressed that this rejected contract is nothing but a step in the path of the separatist plan sponsored by the US. In contrast, the Syrian state has always devoted high-level concepts to s ociety, the core of which is non-discrimination between its components. They also called on the Syrian people in areas controlled by the separatist militia not to be drawn into false American calls and promises in this regard. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency The value of Egypt's exports to Somalia marked a growth of 27.7 percent during the period from January to November 2023, to reach $54 million, compared to $42.3 million during the same period of 2022, according to data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). During the first 11 months of 2023, the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Somalia Surged by 26.5 percent, to record $56.3 million, compared to $44.5 million during the same period in 2022. According to CAPMAS, Egypt exports to Somalia various commodities, including milling and starch products valued at $28.7 million, chemical products valued at $4.7 million, and pharmaceutical products valued at $4.2 million. Additionally, Egypt exported dairy products valued at $2.8 million and vegetable and fruit preparations valued at $2.5 million. The value of Egyptian imports from Somalia reached $2.2 million during 2023, compared to $2.2 million during 2022. The primary commodities imported by Egypt from Somalia were animals valued at $1.2 million and gum and plant extracts valued at $950,000. In terms of investments, Somali investments in Egypt reached $154,000 during the fiscal year 2022/2021, according to CAPMAS data. This data coincided with the meeting between President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, who visited Egypt to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation and regional developments. Source: State Information Service Egypt