Somalia has expressed desire to expand cooperation with Pakistan in multiple areas including trade, defence and security.

The desire was expressed at a meeting between Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of Somalia Balal Mohamed Cusman and National Security Adviser Nasser Khan Janjua in Islamabad on Thursday.

Somalian Ambassador Khadija Mohammad Al-Makhdoomi, who was also present on the occasion, said Pakistan has great capacity to tackle internal security problems and Somalia wants to learn from the experiences of Pakistan in this regard.

Both the sides agreed to enhance mutual cooperation and to boost bilateral relations.