MOGADISHU: Ahmad Juma Al Rumaithi, UAE Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, met with Hamza Abdi Barre, Prime Minister of Somalia, at the government’s headquarters in the capital, Mogadishu.
During the meeting, Al Rumaithi affirmed the close bilateral ties between the two countries across various fields, and emphasised the UAE’s keenness to enhance prospects of cooperation, and strengthen relations to achieve the aspirations of the two countries and their peoples.
Al Rumaithi highlighted that based on the strong bilateral ties and the UAE’s steadfast principles of providing aid to nations in need, the country is providing humanitarian and relief supplies to the areas impacted by recent floods in Somalia. The UAE is also in the process of dispatching a further shipment of supplies to be delivered and distributed in the affected areas, in coordination with the relevant entities in the government of Somalia and the Somali Disaster Management Agency.
Furthermore, Al Rumaithi affirmed the UAE’s support
for Somalia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence, and highlighted the need for collaborative efforts to promote security in the Horn of Africa, as well as for dialogue and diplomacy. He also emphasised the importance of exploring ways to coordinate with IGAD and the African Union to ensure stability in the region.
For his part, Prime Minister Barre commended the strong and deep-rooted bilateral ties, and constructive cooperation across multiple levels and fields. He also extended his gratitude to the UAE for all its endeavours in supporting Somalia.
During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the established relations between the two countries, ways to enhance and build upon them, and other areas of common interest.
Source: Emirates News Agency
RAMALLAH: Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesperson for President Mahmoud Abbas, said tonight that “without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on the borders of 1967, there will be no security and stability in the region.”
Abu Rudeineh was responding to remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who declared that “there will not be a Palestinian state.”
“The entire region is on the verge of a volcanic eruption due to the aggressive policies pursued by the Israeli occupation authorities against the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights,” the presidential spokesman added.
He emphasized that “statements of condemnation and denunciation alone are no longer sufficient. If there is an international will to restore stability to the region and the world, there must be recognition of the independent Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
Abu Rudeineh stated that “the United States bear
s responsibility for the deterioration of security and stability in the region due to its bias and blind support for the Israeli occupation.”
He added that the statements of the Israeli Prime Minister rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state “confirm that this government is determined to push the entire region into the abyss.”
“Despite all these statements, the Palestinian state exists by virtue of the recognition of the world as a whole, and there is no other option for anyone but that, whether in the region or the entire world,” the presidential spokesman affirmed.
“The Palestinian people and their just cause will prevail, and no one will be able to overcome them.”
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA
