Somalia: UAE ambassador meets IGAD special envoy to Somalia

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MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mohammed Ahmed Al Othman, the UAE Ambassador to Mogadishu, met Mohamed Ali Guyo, Special Envoy of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD, to Somalia, here on Saturday.

The meeting saw discussions on means to enhance co-operation between the UAE and IGAD and between the UAE Embassy and the IGAD office in Mogadishu, to ensure joint support to security and stability in Somalia.

Guyo applauded the UAE's efforts in support of Somalia's peace and stability, its role in the national peace and reconciliation process among the different Somali parties, and its continuous work on development projects there.

The UAE Ambassador thanked the IGAD Special Envoy for his visit and re-affirmed his keenness to boost co-operation with the authority's office in Mogadishu.

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