President Farmaajo speaks first time Berbera in front of the Lawmaker who brought the motion
The move comes after newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo requested last week the intervention of Saudi Arabia to persuade the UAE not to complete the establishment of a military base in Somaliland.
Ambassador Omar said that the Somali move came at the request of the Djibouti government.
“Djibouti seeks to have a monopoly over foreign military bases in the Horn of Africa,” he said.
And despite the protest, the UAE is continuing to grow its military and commercial expansion.
On March 10, the Puntland government announced that the UAE is close to winning a concession for the development and operation of Bosaso port, giving them another strategic gate way to East Africa overlooking the Gulf of Aden.
The move comes after newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo requested last week the intervention of Saudi Arabia to persuade the UAE not to complete the establishment of a military base in Somaliland.
Ambassador Omar said that the Somali move came at the request of the Djibouti government.
“Djibouti seeks to have a monopoly over foreign military bases in the Horn of Africa,” he said.
And despite the protest, the UAE is continuing to grow its military and commercial expansion.
On March 10, the Puntland government announced that the UAE is close to winning a concession for the development and operation of Bosaso port, giving them another strategic gate way to East Africa overlooking the Gulf of Aden.
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