Somali President arrives in UAE on official visit

GOOBJOOG NEWS|ABU DHABI: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and a delegation led by him arrived Sunday in Abu Dhabi for an official visit, his first since taking office. 

UAE Minister of State Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak and a number of officials, welcomed the Somali President upon his arrival at the Presidential Flight at the Abu Dhabi International Airport.

The Somali President is in Abu Dhabi at the  official invitation of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Saeed. During the two-day official visit, the President will hold extensive discussions with the leaders of the UAE to further strengthen the historical ties between Somalia and UAE.

Sources have intimated that President Mohamud will after his UAE visit, make a similar visit to Kenya to hold talks with his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta.