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A delegation led by the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan, arrived in Mogadishu on a secret visit this afternoon, as learned by Somali Times.
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The trip came a day after Sudanese Intelligence Chief Gen. Ahmed Ibrahim Ali Mufaddal visited Mogadishu and met with corrupt Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and Somali spy chief Mahad Salad at Villa Somalia, a move that reportedly angered the UAE.
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The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan and his delegation held a meeting with corrupt president Hassan Sheikh at the Somalia Presidential Palace this afternoon.
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As confirmed to Somali Times by sources within the Presidential Palace, the issues discussed included the Sudan issue, in which the UAE is directly involved.
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The official who arrived in Mogadishu today is the UAE’s special envoy for Somalia, and his visit comes as relations between Somalia and the UAE have been strained in recent times.
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The Federal Government of Somalia is directly looking at the UAE’s involvement in issues that harm the unity and national identity of Somalia, while the UAE is even trying to influence the federal government’s view.
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The Somalia corrupt Presidency, which today provided details of the visit to Mogadishu by the Chief of Intelligence of Sudan, Lieutenant General Ahmed Ibrahim Ali Mufadal, said that President Hassan Sheikh conveyed a message from the Chairman of the Sudanese National Transitional Council, Gen. Abdelfarah Burhan, to strengthen relations and cooperation in all areas that benefit the two countries.
The corrupt Somalia government has previously supported the Sudanese government in its successes in the war against the RSF group supported by the UAE, and this is where the three countries met.
The UAE, which is focused on removing the legitimate government of Sudan, supports the RSF rebel group that is in a fierce war with the government, while the corrupt Somalia government has directly supported the existence and success of the legitimate government of Sudan.