Maj. Gen. Ahmed Noureddine revealed the details of the Egyptian-Emirati military base in Somalia. He told Al-Zaman that the UAE, with the participation of Egypt, signed an agreement with the government of Somaliland to establish a military base. He said that this rule is located in a self-governing area in northern Somalia as it considers itself an independent state not recognized by the United Nations, which it considers under the sovereignty of Somalia, was signed an agreement to establish an Emirati military base with the ability to use the airport in the city of Berbera coastal overlooking the North of Somaliland. He pointed out that this rule is the first Egyptian military base outside the border indirectly and announced through the UAE, which links us with strategic relations and partnership, to be a counter-movement to the Turkish-Qatari-Israeli moves. He concluded by saying that the Egyptian Southern Fleet has always been present in the Bab Al Mandab Strait and the Arabian Gulf to protect the Egyptian national security, which is the security of passage from the Bab Al-Mandab Strait for container vessels, oil and gas to the Suez Canal, especially when we know that Egypt is among the countries with China in the Silk Road And Egypt's ports. Therefore, Egypt is undertaking the project of the Suez Canal, which is the future of Egypt, because it is a state that moves according to a vision that has no scope for coincidence. All this proves that Egypt has a project that effectively makes it regional and international power. http://www.elzmannews.com/77346