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The Somalia Cabinet today officially cancelled all security and defence agreements between the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Arab Emirates.
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These agreements were previously part of the bilateral cooperation in training, security support and defence cooperation, and it was said that their cancellation was in the national interest and to protect the country’s sovereignty.
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A day before this decision, the Somali Foreign Minister made it clear that the country would not work on any agreement or cooperation without the approval of the Federal Government of Somalia, stressing that everything must go through a legal process.
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Meanwhile, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has agreed that the UAE and Israel are working together, which the organisation described as having an impact on Muslim countries and creating political and security concerns.
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The developments come a day after the UAE began evacuating military equipment and personnel from Somalia, after the government banned military and cargo flights from the country.
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This followed intelligence reports that a UAE-owned military aircraft had entered Somali airspace without permission, “carrying the leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aydar al-Zubaydi,” who had escaped while he was expected to attend talks in Saudi Arabia.
As per the information of Somali Times, up to 4 aircraft carrying equipment and passengers left Mogadishu, while 6 others were allowed to evacuate any military equipment from Bosaso.
Relations between Mogadishu and UAE are currently in their most difficult days, with Somalia directly siding with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in supporting its leadership in Yemen’s internal affairs.