Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud and his accompanying delegation returned home concluding a three-day official visit to Turkey which he described as historic and very successful. Sheikh Mahmoud told a press conference upon his return that the concluded a cooperation agreemetn during his meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul who pledged to support Somalia for the reorganization of its armed forces and the other security institutions. This is the first ever visit by president Sheikh Mahmoud outside africa . Turkey is considered one of the key supporters of somalia.