The prime minister of federal government of Somalia Hassan Ali Khayre is expected to pay visit to UAE the coming few days.
PM Khayre will hold talks to smoothen the relations between the countries.
Reliable sorces indicate that the new prime minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed is to mediate the two countries.
The relations between Somalia and UAE worsened after Emarati company, DP World signed a contraversial deal with Somaliland and Ethiopia.
Somalia has banned Dubai ports operator. DP World from operating in Somalia, noting that a contract that the company signed with Somaliland region to develop an economic zone is null and void.
The federal parliament of Somalia passed a resolution banning DP World from working in the country.
“Any agreement signed with DP World is null and void since it opposes the constitution, the rule of foreign investment in Somalia, and other rules of the country,” read the resolution in part.
“DP World openly violated the independence and unity of Somalia and so DP World is banned from Somalia,” it adds.
UAE cut military training and funding after the relations between the two countries hit rock.
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