Parliamentary committee questions foreign minister

The parliamentary committee of foreign affairs of federal parliament have questioned the minister for foreign affairs and investment Abdirahman Duale Beilah in the parliament building on Thursday.

The members of the committee asked different questions about the closure of foreign embassies, Somali passport, foreign investors and Somali refugees.

Responding to a question about the closed embassies in abroad the minister said the government has decided to shut down the embassies due to financial problems and scandal resulting from poor administration of foreign embassies.

He underlined that the embassies will remain closed until the federal government will be able to fully manage.

On the other Mr. Beilah stated that some of the countries to invest in Somalia like China have a lot of their national held captives by Somali pirates in Somalia therefore making difficult for foreign investment to take root.

He called the pirates holding over 25 Chinese nationals to free them without condition.

One of the parliamentary foreign committee Aweys Mohamed who briefed the media after the meeting said they are satisfied with the minister’s response to the questions asked.